The development of Egyptian myth is difficult to trace. Egyptologists must make inferences about its earliest phases, … See more

Scholars have difficulty defining which ancient Egyptian beliefs are myths. The basic definition of myth suggested by the Egyptologist John Baines is "a sacred or culturally central narrative". In Egypt, the narratives t… See more

Like myths in many other cultures, Egyptian myths serve to justify human traditions and to address fundamental questions about the world, such as the nature of disorder and the ultimate fate of the universe. The Egyptians … See more

The sources that are available range from solemn hymns to entertaining stories. Without a single, canonical version of any myth, the Egyptians adapted the broad traditions of myth to fit the varied purposes of their writi… See more

Egyptian cosmology is analogous to ancient near eastern cosmology, early Greek cosmology, and other cosmological systems, which may be collectively labelled as adhering to a "cradle cosmology" model insofar as t… See more

Some of the most important categories of myths are described below. Because of the fragmentary nature of Egyptian myths, there is little indication in Egyptian sources of a chronological sequence of mythical events. Ne… See more