Egyptian Mythology — Gods, Pharaohs & the Afterlife
A 10-chapter comic series retelling the greatest myths of ancient Egypt. From the creation of the world by Atum to the final judgment of the dead, experience the stories of Ra, Osiris, Isis, Set, Horus, and Anubis — told through dramatic comic panels with speech bubbles and narration. Based on the Pyramid Texts, the Coffin Texts, the Book of the Dead, and Plutarch's De Iside et Osiride.
Based on: The Pyramid Texts (c. 2400 BCE), The Coffin Texts (c. 2100 BCE), The Egyptian Book of the Dead (Book of Coming Forth by Day), Plutarch's De Iside et Osiride, E.A. Wallis Budge's translations, The Contendings of Horus and Set (Chester Beatty Papyrus I)
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Chapter 1: The First Sunrise — Creation from Chaos
Before the world existed, there was only Nun — the dark, infinite ocean of chaos. From these waters, Atum willed himself
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Chapter 2: The Golden Reign of Osiris
Osiris becomes the first pharaoh of Egypt and teaches humanity agriculture, law, and civilization. With Isis at his side
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Chapter 3: The Murder of Osiris
Set throws a lavish feast and presents a golden chest, offering it as a gift to whoever fits inside. When Osiris lies do
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Chapter 4: The Search for Osiris
Isis searches the world for Osiris's body. She finds the chest embedded in a great tree in Byblos, serving as a pillar i
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Chapter 5: The Resurrection of Osiris
Isis and Nephthys search all of Egypt and recover thirteen of the fourteen pieces of Osiris. With Anubis's help, they re
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Chapter 6: The Childhood of Horus
Isis hides the infant Horus in the papyrus marshes of the Nile delta, protecting him from Set's assassins. She raises hi
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Chapter 7: The Contendings of Horus and Set
Horus challenges Set for the throne of Egypt before the tribunal of the gods. What follows is an 80-year legal battle fi
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Chapter 8: Ra's Secret Name
Ra, the sun god, grows old. Isis — hungering for ultimate power — crafts a magical serpent from Ra's own saliva and eart
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Chapter 9: The Journey Through the Duat
Every night, Ra's solar barge descends into the Duat — the Egyptian underworld — for a twelve-hour journey through darkn
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Chapter 10: The Weighing of the Heart
A mortal soul enters the afterlife and faces the ultimate test — the Weighing of the Heart in the Hall of Two Truths. An