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"Here is a fascinating iinstant reference guide to the major gods, goddesses, myths, and themes of Egyptian mythology. The perfect companion volume to the critically acclaimed Who's Who in Greek and Roman mythology, this book will take its reader from the early moon god Aah to the Third Dynasty king, Zoser. There are entries on amulets, mummies, and pyramids; on the deities Osiris, Isis, and Anubis; on Pharaohs Amenhotep I, Akhenaten, and Tutankhamen; on Queen Nefertiti, Alexander the Great, Juvenal, Herodotus, and Plutarch; and much more. Unlike most other reference guides ever published, Who's Who In Egyptian Mythology is a book for leisurely and pleasurable reading -- about Egyptian ideas and practices and, in addition, nine complete tales, narrative works based on folkloric motifs, including The Tale of Two Brothers, Tales of the Magicians, and The Doomed Prince. There is endless fascination in every listing and in the foreword by Dr. Robert S. Bianchi, a noted Egyptologist from The Brooklyn Museum, a detailed introduction by Mr. Mercatante, a chronology of Egyptian dynasties, and a complete annotated bibliography. In its concise and clear entries and its enormous range of topics and ideas, Who's Who In Egyptian Mythology offers a feast of information. It is the story of an ancient society's myths and history and the mysterious half-human, half-animal deities worshipped in Egypt for nearly 4,000 years"--Back cover.