Egyptian Mythology

Explore the gods, myths and creation stories of ancient Egypt, then test what you have learned with a timed quiz. A complete guide to Egyptian mythology in your pocket: it works offline, with no ads and no account. ★ THE GODS OF ANCIENT EGYPT 42 illustrated entries on the gods and goddesses of the Egyptian pantheon: Re (Ra), Osiris, Isis, Horus, Anubis, Thoth, Seth, Bastet, Sekhmet, Hathor, Amun, Ptah, Maat, Sobek, Bes, Apophis and many more. Discover the role of each deity, their symbols, how the Egyptians depicted them and the stories told about them. ★ THE CREATION MYTHS How did the world begin? Each great religious centre had its own answer. Discover the four Egyptian cosmogonies: Heliopolis and its Ennead, Hermopolis and its Ogdoad, Memphis and the creator god Ptah, Thebes and Amun. ★ THE GREAT MYTHS • The Osirian myth: the murder of Osiris by Seth, the quest of Isis and the struggle of Horus for the throne of Egypt • The myth of the day cycle: the journey of the sun god's bark through the underworld and its nightly battle against the serpent Apophis • The myth of death: mummification, the journey of the soul and the weighing of the heart before Osiris • The Distant Goddess: the Eye of Re who fled to Nubia, and her return • The Famine Stela: seven years of famine under King Djoser, and the god Khnum ★ A REFERENCE AT HAND • A glossary of 40 terms: ka, ba, ankh, Duat, Book of the Dead, Pyramid Texts, canopic jars, uraeus… • A map of the main cult centres along the Nile, from the Delta to Aswan • A timeline of ancient Egypt, from the Predynastic Period to the Roman Period • Search: find a god, a myth or a term in an instant ★ THE QUIZ • 181 questions on the gods, the cosmogonies and the myths • Play the full quiz, or only the gods, the cosmogonies or the myths • 20 seconds per question and 3 lives; 5 correct answers in a row win back a lost life • The faster you answer, the more points you score • Review your mistakes: every question has an explanation and a link to the page to read • Your score history and a progress chart: watch yourself improve, game after game ★ FREE AND RESPECTFUL OF YOUR PRIVACY • No ads, no account, no data collected • Works without an internet connection • In English, French, German, Spanish and Portuguese • Atmospheric music, which you can turn off • Free software (GNU GPL v3), content under CC BY-SA 4.0 Student, teacher, history lover, traveller getting ready for a trip to Egypt, or simply curious about the land of the pharaohs: learn at your own pace and become an expert in Egyptian mythology!