Includes bibliographical references (pages 186-187) and index.

An illustrated tableau of Egyptian myths, combines narrative accounts of the stories of the Sun God Ra, the Sphinx, and numerous pharaohs and queens along with historical, cultural, and geographic facts.

Ra (Helios) : god of radiance -- The great Pesedjet : a hierarchy of gods -- Set (Seth) : envious god -- Aset (Isis) : devoted wife and mother -- Usir (Osiris) : god of the afterlife -- Nebet Hut (Nephthys) : goddess of service -- Heru Sa Aset (Horus the Younger) : young warrior god and king -- Inpu (Anubis) : god of mummification -- Teffnut (Tphenis) : goddess of moisture -- The great Nile : the source of so much -- Tehuti (Thoth) : god of knowledge -- Heru Wer (Horus the Elder) : winged sun disk and protector of Egypt -- Hut Heru (Hathor) : goddess of delights -- Sekhmet (Sachmis) : goddess of vengeance -- Nit (Neith) : warrior goddess and weaver of the cosmos -- Khnum (Chnoumis) : god of the potter's wheel -- Sobek (Souchos) : crocodile god -- Bastet (Bast) : cat goddess -- Funeral rites : the importance of preparation and judgment -- Imhotep (Imuthes) : god of medicine and architecture -- Map of ancient Egypt -- Time line of ancient Egypt -- Cast of characters.