Five Egyptian Goddesses: Their Possible Beginnings, Actions, and Relationships in the Third Millennium...

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Five Egyptian Goddesses Susan Tower Hollis (State University of New York, USA)

Five Egyptian Goddesses

Their Possible Beginnings, Actions, and Relationships in the Third Millennium BCE

Five Egyptian Goddesses Susan Tower Hollis (State University of New York, USA)

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Bloomsbury Academic
09 September 2021

History of art: ancient & classical art; Ancient history: to c 500 CE; Egyptian archaeology & Egyptology; Ancient Egyptian religion & mythology

Series: Bloomsbury Egyptology

This volume explores the earliest appearances and functions of the five major Egyptian goddesses Neith, Hathor, Nut, Isis and Nephthys. Although their importance endured throughout more than three millennia of ancient Egyptian history, their origins, earliest roles, and relationships in religion, myth, and cult have never before been studied together in detail.

Showcasing the latest research with carefully chosen illustrations and a full bibliography, Susan Tower Hollis suggests that the origins of the goddesses derived primarily from their functions, as, shown by their first appearances in the text and art of the Protodynastic, Early Dynastic, and Old Kingdom periods of the late fourth and third millennia BCE. The roles of the goddess Bat are also explored where she is viewed both as an independent figure and in her specific connections to Hathor, including the background to their shared bovine iconography. Hollis provides evidence of the goddesses’ close ties with royalty and, in the case of Neith, her special connections to early queens.

Vital reading for all scholars of Egyptian religion and other ancient religions and mythology, this volume brings to light the earliest origins of these goddesses who would go on to play major parts in later narratives, myths, and mortuary cult.

By: Five Egyptian Goddesses Susan Tower Hollis (State University of New York USA)
Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 336g
ISBN: 9781780937151
ISBN 10: 1780937156
Series: Bloomsbury Egyptology
Pages: 232
Publication Date: 09 September 2021
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

List of figures Map Chronology Acknowledgements Introduction Chapter 1: Neith Chapter 2: Hathor Excursus 1: Bat Excursus 2: Cattle Chapter 3: Nut Chapter 4: Isis and Nephthys Conclusion List of Abbreviations Bibliography

Susan Tower Hollis is Professor Emerita at SUNY Empire State University of New York, USA.

Reviews for Five Egyptian Goddesses: Their Possible Beginnings, Actions, and Relationships in the Third Millennium BCE

The latest volume in the excellent Bloomsbury Egyptology series ... An important work for any scholar of Egypt's religious tradition - with extensive notes and bibliography taking up at least one third of the volume - while at the same time offering an enjoyable read for anyone with an interest in Egypt's great goddesses. * Ancient Egypt * This book is an excellent place for anyone looking to learn more about the major goddesses of ancient Egypt, and is particularly useful to Egyptologists as a baseline source when beginning new research. * Journal of the American Research Center in Egypt *