Μύθοι των Αιγυπτίων

The Legendary Past

by George Hart, Νίκη Ζωγράφου (Translator)

Το πλούσιο πανόραμα της αρχαίας αιγυπτιακής μυθολογίας διασώθηκε χάρη στα ταφικά ζωγραφικά έργα, τις ναϊκές επιγραφές και τους παπύρους. Η παρούσα αφήγηση ξεκινάει με τους μύθους της Ηλιούπολης, της Μέμφιδας και της Ερμούπολης, για τη δημιουργία και περιγράφει τις διανοητικές προσπάθειες των Αιγυπτίων να ερμηνεύσουν την αρχή του κόσμου. Οι μύθοι που ακολουθούν ποικίλλουν από ιστορίες για τους θεούς - τη δολοφονία του Όσιρη και την εκδίκηση του Ώρου, την Ίσιδα και τους επτά σκορπιούς, τον Σαχμέτ και την πραγματική σφαγή του ανθρώπινου είδους - μέχρι παραμύθια όπως αυτά του ναυαγού και του Μαγεμένου Νησιού. Μέσα από αυτές τις γοητευτικές και συχνά διασκεδαστικές ιστορίες μπορούμε να εκτιμήσουμε τις δοξασίες και τη φαντασία των αρχαίων Αιγυπτίων. (Από την παρουσίαση στο οπισθόφυλλο του βιβλίου)

Genres: Mythology, History, Nonfiction, Reference, Egypt, Africa, Egyptology

104 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1990

About the author

George Hart was a British Egyptologist. He studied classics and Egyptology at University College London. He was a staff lecturer in Egypt and the classical world at the British Museum from 1973 until his retirement in 2004. In addition to his museum work, he also taught Egyptian hieroglyphs and lectured on cruises.

Reviews

[Kowsar · Rating 3 out of 5]

برای من کمی گنگ بود، شاید مشکل از من هستش ک نتونستم باهاش خیلی ارتباط برقرار کنم انتطار داشتم کمی جزیی تر به اسطوره های مصری بپردازه و این همه ارجاعات به موزه های مختلف وقتی دلیل چرایی رو نمیدونی فکر نمیکنم خیلی مفید باشه

[Naomi Ruth · Rating 2 out of 5]

I wasn't impressed, honestly. It was not engaging, and sometimes I felt like Hart was talking about the Egyptian Myth and culture in a mocking manner. Also, he obviously wrote this with a Western mind set instead of keeping in mind that the Egyptians have an Eastern mind set and don't *gasp!* think like him.

I've read other books about Egyptian Myths that were simply better written and more engaging, and dealt with the Egyptian culture and myths with more respect.

[Talie · Rating 3 out of 5]

بخش هایی از کتاب که به اسطوره ی آفرینش و پادشاهی و ایزییس و اسطوره ی فاجعه
می پردازد خیلی مفید بود.
بخش سفر خدای خورشید به جهان زیرین که سفر خورشید پس از غروب را
نشان می داد؛ دارای توصیفات پیچیده ای بود و باید از شکل های بیشتری در
کتاب برای تسهیل فهم استفاده میشد.
یک مشکل دیگر کتاب به نظرم ارجاعات زیادی به منابع بود. مثلن پاپیروس فلان
برای یک خواننده ی مبتدی این توضیحات لزومی نداشت و بهتر بود در پایان کتاب
ذکر میشد.

[Asilkan Var · Rating 4 out of 5]

Yaratılış ve Krallık miti kısımlarını oldukça beğendim. Fakat diğer kısımları belli bir düzene göre olmaması akıcılığı etkiledi benim için. Yine de kaynaklardaki detaycılık ve resimlerle hikayelere destek olunması mısır mitolojisiyle ilgili hafif bir başlangıç yapmak isteyenler için önerilebilecek bir kitap yapıyor Mısır Mitleri' ni bana göre.

[Marc Lamot · Rating 3 out of 5]

Quite specialized. Overview of the different stories in Egyptian mythology.

[Reyhan · Rating 3 out of 5]

یکم گنگ بود ولی جالب بود

[Andrew · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book covers creation myths, Osiris and Seth, Sun's journey through the underworld and more. Don't listen to reviews of this book made by inpatient new agers who want everything handed to them on a silver plater. The study of ancient Egypt is the study of long forgotten tombs and fragmented papyrus. I love that this book always talks in detail about the source material and doesn't try to make up a simple narrative where there are in fact conflicting texts. This book is for anyone looking for a good introduction to the myths and pantheons of ancient Egypt.

[Andrea Renfrow · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have now read this book twice. Good read both times, although the circumstances for this time around were less than swell: https://anakalianwhims.wordpress.com/... (I think last time I read it, I was getting my nails done...)

[Sara · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this book because I was exploring several specific myths in ancient Egyptian culture. I found it to be a useful read for my research.

[Mahir Şanlı · Rating 4 out of 5]

Phoenix'in Dünya Mitleri serisinde severek okuduğum tek kitap diyebilirim.

[Molly · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ancient Egyptians are fuckin freaky 😜

[DAJ · Rating 3 out of 5]

Hart tries to cover the major points of Egyptian mythology in a fairly sophisticated way. For instance, he describes the sources for most of the myths or mythic episodes he discusses, rather than assembling disparate sources into a single story, as many of the simplest retellings of Egyptian myths do. But he's constrained by the format of the Legendary Past series, in which each book is only 80 pages long. There's a limit to how much he can analyze the significance of each myth when there's so much to cover and so little space. It doesn't help that a lot of the space is taken up by his descriptions of the source material (and, weirdly, quotations from T. S. Eliot). The book therefore summarizes episodes of mythology more than it retells them, so it's not very engaging reading, but it only patchily describes the symbolic meanings behind myths and how they related to Egyptian society and customs. It falls between two stools, not succeeding as storytelling or as analysis.

The first two chapters treat the creation myths and the myth of Osiris' death and Horus and Seth's struggle for the throne. Two much shorter chapters cover stories about Isis and the Destruction of Mankind by the Eye of Ra. The next chapter is about Ra's journey through the underworld, based on the Amduat, Book of Caverns, and Book of Gates. The last two chapters are on historical Egyptian figures who became the subjects of legend after their deaths, and some of the fantastical short stories in Egyptian literature.

If you want a book that covers ancient Egyptian legends and fantastical works of fiction as well as mythology, Joyce Tyldesley's Myths and Legends of Ancient Egypt is far more substantial, though the best introduction to the complexities of Egyptian mythology is Geraldine Pinch's book on the subject.

[VAUQUIER Dominique · Rating 5 out of 5]

Une introduction fort bien faite à la mythologie de l'Égypte antique (en la matière, on trouve tellement de publications bâclées et approximatives !). Le souci pédagogique et le style narratif facilitent la lecture, sans renoncer à la rigueur scientifique. Celle-ci se révèle dans la présentation des sources qui précède systématiquement l'exposé du mythe. Elle permet d'apprécier la valeur et de comprendre la complexité des récits qui nous sont accessibles. Le livre inclut beaucoup d'extraits des textes originaux, un bon moyen de ressentir leur mystère et leur poésie. Ceci permet aussi d'approcher la mentalité des Égyptiens de l'Antiquité, pour autant que cela soit possible.

[Laura · Rating 3 out of 5]

A mítoszok nagyon érdekesek voltak, bár a forrás ismertetését néhol már túl soknak találtam, a többi magyarázatot (pl. térkép, dinasztiák idővonala stb) pedig kevésnek éreztem. Kicsit olyan, mintha valahol a tudományos ismeretterjesztés és a "mítoszok röviden" közt vacillált volna a szerző és ez elvett a könyv élvezeti értékéből. Az utolsó átváltozás történet viszont mindenért karpótolt....

[Anisa]

قشنگ بود اون سی صفحه... امیدوارم یه روزی پیداش کنم و بقیشو بخونم!😂 باور کنین جن بردش😕

[Mike & Martin · Rating 4 out of 5]

A solid look at the various myths and stories of ancient Egypt.

[Ofelia · Rating 2 out of 5]

mam wrażenie, że temat został potraktowny bardzo pobieżnie, a sam styl pisania miał nieco zbyt kolokwialne momenty co może być kwestią tłumaczenia

[César Muela · Rating 1 out of 5]

Me parece difícil hacer la mitología egipcia aburrida, pero el autor lo ha conseguido.

[Anna Brondolo · Rating 4 out of 5]

Un libro interessante ed avvincente. Vengono raccontati in maniera comprensibile i fondamentali capitoli della mitologia egizia, che viene analizzata in tutte le sfaccettature che si sono avvicendate nell'arco dei secoli.

[Elena · Rating 5 out of 5]

Belli e interessanti.

[R · Rating 3 out of 5]

Es un libro interesante sobre mitología egipcia, pero aparte de breve, es algo farragoso y aburrido.

No logra enganchar al lector, que si es un no iniciado en la mitología e historia del Antiguo Egipcio puede sentirse muy perdidos con las diversas menciones a diversos papiros y las someras descripciones de los dioses. Por otro lado, los ya iniciados pueden encontrarlo simplón. No queda muy claro a qué público está dirigido y creo que no convencería a ninguno. Tampoco incluye mapas para ver dónde están ninguno de los templos o lugares a los que hace mención, y las láminas son en blanco y negro.

Además, los mitos y leyendas son contadas como resúmenes en los que la autora vierte su opinión personal tras una introducción, lo que hace que en vez de leer la narración de una historia, leas un resumen un tanto insulso.

En definitiva, una lectura pasable, pero creo que hay libros mejores que aborden este tema.

[Ευθυμία Δεσποτάκη · Rating 4 out of 5]

Επιτέλους κατάλαβα τι σκ#τά είχαν στο κεφάλι τους οι αρχαίοι Αιγύπτιοι. Αν και κάποιες απορίες έμειναν (κυρίως σχετικά με τις υποστάσεις του ανθρώπου, μπα, κα και δε συμμαζεύεται), η κοσμοθεωρία τους επιτέλους μου έγινε κατανοητή. Πολύ καλό ανάγνωσμα, για όποιον θέλει να γράψει κάτι σχετικά με τους Αιγύπτιους.

[vlthm · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very very good book, very synthetic for those who want to look at Egypt in a way that connects to other mythology, not the way it stands out. The complete book is quite original I have to say and felt to touch the right details.

[Γιώργος Τζεμίντιμπης · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's certainly not an introduction to Egyptian mythology, so I wouldn't recommend it for a beginner. I loved it though, because it really got me into Egyptian theology and the true meaning behind every myth that used to seem a simple tale.

[Sophie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Je ne m'attendais pas à découvrir les fondements de cette religion, plus sur le développement des divers dieux et mythes.Ce fut tout de même plaisant !