The Great Goddesses of Egypt
University of Oklahoma Press · Paperback · November 15, 1999
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- Who it’s for
- Barbara S. Lesko traces seven Egyptian goddesses through changing fortunes, sacred roles, and centuries of devotion.
- Themes
- Egyptian goddesses, Ancient Egyptian religion, Divine protection and eternal life
- Genres
- Ancient Religion, Ancient Egypt, Goddess Spirituality
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The great goddesses of Egypt inspired magnificent temples and art and a literature that speaks of their supreme importance to the ancients--men and women, royalty and commoners. In this book Barbara S. Lesko follows the changing fortunes, over thousands of years, of the seven most significant Egyptian goddesses: Nut, Neith, Nekhbet, Wadjet, Hathor, Mut, and Isis. Some appeared in prehistory, and some were later political creations.
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One became a universally revered goddess of the Greco-Roman world who successfully held her own against Christianity for five hundred years. Although they often assumed human form, some goddesses were associated with animals that Lesko traces back to African clan divinities. Understood as the sun’s heat, the Milky Way, the flood, and the mother of the king of Egypt, the great goddesses also assumed the caring role of protector for deserving humans, assisting with careers, romance, and fertility. They held out the promise of eternal life, and records show that they won fierce loyalty from their followers.
Seven Egyptian Goddesses
Barbara S. Lesko traces seven Egyptian goddesses through changing fortunes, sacred roles, and centuries of devotion.
Come here for
- Nut, Neith, Nekhbet, Wadjet, Hathor, Mut, and Isis across thousands of years
- Goddesses linked with the sun’s heat, the Milky Way, and the flood
Expect
- Connections to temples, art, and literature
- Goddesses associated with protection, romance, fertility, and eternal life
Where it sits
| Ancient Egypt | 79% |
|---|---|
| Ancient Religion | 56% |
| Goddess Spirituality | 48% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Women's Lives
- Ancient Egypt
- Authors
- Barbara S. Lesko
- Publisher
- University of Oklahoma Press
- Published
- November 15, 1999
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- Egyptian goddesses · Ancient Egyptian religion · Divine protection and eternal life
- Reading lane
- Women's Lives