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(More customer reviews)In The Serpent Mythos Of Ancient Egypt, amateur Egyptologist William Ricketts Cooper (1843-1878) focused upon the two main aspects of the serpent in ancient Egyptian arts and artifacts. One the one side, the serpent was a destroyer; on the other, a protector. From the serpent as the embodiment of evil during the Ritual of the Dead and the trials of the afterlife, to winged serpents symbolizing gods and goddesses, The Serpent Mythos Of Ancient Egypt is an amazing tour packed with black-and-white drawings many of which are reproductions of inscriptions, images on papyri, and other articles in museum collections. Cooper also compares Egyptian serpent symbolism with that of other cultures and religions, including early Christianity. Notes from Dr. S. Birch, M. Renouf, M. Lenormant, S. M. Drach, and more Egyptologists round out this absorbing pioneer study.
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In The Serpent Myths of Ancient Egypt, William Ricketts Cooper focuses on the serpent myth and ideology in ancient Egypt and how it applies to the Ritual of the Dead.He supports his study with copious illustrations showing the two aspects of the serpent: protector and destroyer.A group discussion with the themes of the serpent in history and myths of other cultures is included in the appendix, as well as lists of names of serpents and serpent deities and their epithets applied in the Ritual of the Dead.Through this exploration of the serpent symbolism in ancient Egypt, we are also shown intimations of the coming Christian age.
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