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by Margaret Alice Murray (Author)
Ancient Egyptian Legends by M. A. Murray is a collection of mythological stories drawn from ancient Egyptian texts, translated and adapted for a general audience. Part of the Wisdom of the East series, the book was designed to introduce the spiritual and cultural heritage of the East to Western readers in an accessible form.
Murray presents a series of legends from ancient Egypt that illuminate the beliefs, moral values, and mythological framework of that civilization. Some of the stories include:
The stories are retold rather than strictly translated, meaning Murray simplifies and sometimes modernizes the language to suit early 20th-century readers.
Margaret Alice Murray (1863-1963) was a British Egyptologist, archaeologist, and folklorist. She was a student of Flinders Petrie and contributed significantly to the popularization of Egyptology in the English-speaking world. She was also notable for her controversial theories on witchcraft in later works.
