The Complete Encyclopedia of Egyptian Deities: Gods, Goddesses, and Spirits of Ancient Egypt and Nubia

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The Only Resource on Egyptian Deities You'll Ever Need

Discover ancient Egypt, how its deities were worshipped, and how people still honor them today with this innovative and extensive encyclopedia. Dr. Tamara L. Siuda presents comprehensive profiles of more than one hundred Egyptian gods, goddesses, demigods, and other divine beings, including:

Amun and Amun-Ra Anat and Astarte Antinous Anubis Apedemak Bes The Four Sons of Horus Geb Hapy Hathor Heka Horus Imhotep Isis Khepera Khnum Khonsu Maat Mandulis Mut Nefertem Neith Nephthys Nut Osiris Ptah Ra Sekhmet Serqet Set Sobek Taweret Thoth Wadjet Wepwawet

Exhaustively researched and featuring modern devotional perspectives that are rarely covered in other works, this premium book provides descriptions and illustrations of famous and lesser-known Netjeru (deities) as well as guest gods from Nubia, Libya, and the Levant who became part of the Egyptian pantheon. Each entry includes a remarkable cache of information, including the deity's personality, forms and symbols, relatives, name in hieroglyphs, festivals, worship areas, and more.

From Bast to Harmachis (the spirit that resides in the Giza Sphinx), this book contains everything you would ever want to know about studying and celebrating Egyptian spirituality. A culmination of Dr. Siuda's lifelong devotion to the Netjeru, The Complete Encyclopedia of Egyptian Deities will be a cherished addition to your library for years to come.

Includes a foreword by Normandi Ellis, author of Awakening Osiris and The Union of Isis and Thoth

Author Bio

Dr. Tamara L. Siuda has been studying and writing about Egypt for more than twenty-five years and holds advanced degrees in Egyptology, Coptology, and religion. She has published multiple books and academic articles on Egyptian topics, including The Ancient Egyptian Prayerbook, The Hourly Vigil of Osiris, and The Ancient Egyptian Daybook.

Dr. Siuda has lectured to academic and public audiences at various conferences and museums. She also appeared in a documentary about the Egyptian Book of the Dead on the History Channel. In 1989, Dr. Siuda founded the modern practice of ancient Egyptian polytheism called Kemetic Orthodoxy. She lives in Portland, Oregon. Visit her at TamaraSiuda.com.

Normandi Ellis is an Egyptian scholar, arch-priestess of the Fellowship of Isis, and Spiritualist minister. She has authored more than a dozenbooks including the spiritual classic, Awakening Osiris (Red Wheel, 2009), which features translations from the hieroglyphs found in the Book of the Dead. Normandi is also an astrologer and certified clairvoyant medium. Visit her atNormandiEllis.com.