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In this audiobook, you will find both the history and the mythology of ancient Egypt. This period of time in the Egyptian history is commonly accepted to be between the years circa 3900 BC and 332 BC. These are the years when the land of Egypt was united into a single kingdom and when Alexander the Great, the king of Macedonia, conquered Egypt and forced Queen Cleopatra the VII to surrender to the Roman Empire.

Allow us to guide you through the mysterious and magnificent history of ancient Egypt with its gods, goddesses, kings, queens, pyramids, mythology, rituals, hieroglyphs, history, and much more. We promise that once you’ve finished this audiobook, you’ll not only take away a wealth of information, but you’ll own the experience as if you’ve lived it yourself! That's because we have a passion for presenting factual, enjoyable history and culture in a style that keeps you resisting the pauses.

Welcome to "Beyond the Sphinx: Intriguing Facts About Egypt's Pyramids," a captivating journey into one of the most enigmatic and awe-inspiring civilizations in human history. The pyramids of Egypt have stood for millennia as towering testaments to the ingenuity, ambition, and spiritual depth of the ancient Egyptians. These monumental structures, shrouded in mystery and legend, continue to fascinate and inspire scholars, adventurers, and dreamers alike.

Perhaps not surprisingly given how advanced they were in comparison to contemporaries, the Egyptians invented one of the first writing systems ever, and for centuries, people thought these ancient texts held some sort of secret, be it aliens, advanced technology lost to the world, or mystical cures for all of the world’s ills. Even the ancient Egyptians saw their writing systems as full of mystery and hidden knowledge - according to Egyptian mythology, writing was invented by the ibis-headed god Thoth, the most intellectual of the gods.

How did a group of foreigners take control of northern Egypt and rule for over a century? Where did they come from? What mark did they leave on Egypt? The story of the Hyksos is one of conquest, culture, and lasting impact. This audiobook provides an easy-to-understand history of the Hyksos dynasty, telling the story of people from West Asia who took power during a time of chaos in Egypt. It explores the clashes between the Hyksos and Egyptians, their rule, and the cultural changes they brought. Learn about the innovations the Hyksos introduced that helped shape Egypt into a powerful empire.

Here, Cosimo proudly presents Book 7 of Ancient Egypt, in which Massey explains how Egyptian wisdom–which greatly concerns itself with matters of the womb and birth, water, and the offspring of gods–was appropriated by the Hebrew holy books, and explains how the Hebrew account of creation is a clear repetition of Egyptian mythology.

Abydos: The History and Legacy of the Ancient Egyptian Holy City and Burial Site examines the history of the city, and what life and death were like there. You will learn about Abydos like never before.

The origin of a saviour in the guise of a little child is traceable to Child-Horus, who brought new life to Egypt every year as the Messu of the inundation. This was Horus in his pre-solar and pre-human characters of the fish, the shoot of the papyrus, or the branch of the endless years. In a later stage the image of Horus on his papyrus represented the young god as solar cause in creation.

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Mythen der Geschichte – Die größten Legenden der Menschheit. Genieße die geheimnisvollen Welten der Vergangenheit und entdecke Mythen und Legenden, die die Menschheit seit Jahrtausenden bewegen. Von Atlantis bis Stonehenge, von den Irrfahrten des Odysseus bis zur sagenumwobenen Stadt Troja – dieses Buch führt dich zu den faszinierendsten Schauplätzen alter Erzählungen und enthüllt die spannenden Hintergründe der größten Mythen. Mythen der Geschichte ist eine packende Sammlung von Geschichten über Helden, Götter und geheimnisvolle Orte, geschrieben in einem fesselnden und unterhaltsamen Stil.

Pour aller au-delà de la fascination exercée par la civilisation égyptienne, laissez-vous captiver par ses récits mythologiques et apprenez à les décoder pour mieux en comprendre la signification. Comme tous les grands récits façonnés par les Hommes, la mythologie égyptienne tente d'élucider le mystère des origines du monde, le rapport de l'homme à l'univers, aux dieux et à sa propre mort.

Do you know who was said to be the god of the ancient Egyptian underworld? What type of mask do you think an embalmer would wear while carrying out the mummification process on a body? And who was the most successful of all the pharaohs? In this fascinating guide, Hilary Beaton talks you through one of history's most interesting eras: Ancient Egypt. With over 100 amazing facts, this is the perfect audiobook for everyone from casual listeners to dedicated students of Egyptology.

What was Egyptian civilization like more than 2,000 years ago? What did those people believe in? How did they live? These and many other things you may wonder about the Egyptians of old, will be answered in this extensive guide. You’ll learn more about love, sex, and marriage in those times. You’ll be more informed about mummification, art, ships, and wars. Do yourself a favor and learn more about this intriguing people, their habits, their rituals, their emotions and everyday lives, and their belief system.

Ce livre traduit en français couvre le sujet du langage métaphysique des représentations/images des hiéroglyphes égyptiens- le langage de l’esprit/de l’intellect/du divin, les réalités scientifiques/métaphysiques des images pictographiques (hiéroglyphes) comme le moyen ultime pour la conscience humaine qui interprète, traite et garde les significations de telles images.

Fixate your focus on the great stories from the past, the legends from the desert lands that have been forgotten but still passed on. This mythology guide will take you back to ancient Egypt, a mysterious country with technology, knowledge, science, and superstitious beliefs about life, death, and the underworld. The book will show you what kinds of symbols they used back then. It will go over some cultural anecdotes and references that may surprise you, such as their temple worship and shabti dolls.

De todos los pueblos del antiguo cercano oriente, los fenicios están entre los más reconocidos, pero quizás también entre los menos comprendidos. Los fenicios nunca construyeron un imperio como los egipcios y los asirios; de hecho, los fenicios nunca crearon un estado fenicio único, en cambio existieron como ciudades-estados que eran reinos independientes, dispersos por toda la región del Mediterráneo.

Cleopatra (69 BC-30 BC), the last Pharaoh of Egypt and the third daughter Ptolemy XII Auletes, is one of the most mysterious people in ancient history, so compelling and mysterious that myths and legends abound about her to this day. Not much is known about her early life but her later conquests became the fodder for countless movies and books. Some portray her as a majestic seductress and others portray her as a bloodthirsty killer; oftentimes both. There is truth to these renditions of her.

Welkom in de rijke en betoverende wereld van Afrikaanse mythologie, waarin de hemel en aarde doordrongen zijn van goddelijke krachten, heldhaftige avonturen en tijdloze verhalen die generatie na generatie worden doorgegeven. Dit boek neemt je mee op een reis door de diverse culturen van Afrika, waar goden en godinnen, mythische wezens en legendarische helden een diepgaande invloed hebben gehad op het weefsel van het dagelijkse leven.

When we think of Ancient Egypt, we picture movies with mazes, pyramids, traps, mummies, and symbols. And although some of these things were definitely part of it, there is so much more to this ancient civilization. Ancient Egypt was a North African society that grew in the lower banks of the Nile River, in what's now the nation of Egypt. Let’s explore some of the most important features of that society today, and try to grasp what transpired in the culture, the thoughts, the problems, and the development of the Egyptian region more than 5,000 years ago.

La formación del Antiguo Egipto no estuvo exenta de crueles batallas y ritos salvajes, sin embargo, fue una civilización pionera que al día de hoy sigue fascinando a millones de personas en el mundo. Todo lo que debe saber sobre el Antiguo Egipto nos trae la historia de las XXXI Dinastías, de sus construcciones, de sus ritos, de su evolución política y de sus guerras de un modo accesible a cualquier oyente, ya sea especializado o lego, y en un estilo ágil y vivaz.