Egyptian Mythology in Literature

Title:  The mask of Ra Author: P. C. Doherty Publisher: New York: St. Martin's Press 1999, c1998; Series: Egyptian mysteries (Paul Doherty), book 1 Genre:  Historical mysteries, mysteries,               Appeal Elements: Storyline: Intricately plotted, plot-driven Tone:  Strong sense of place Subject: Amerotke (fictitious character : Doherty), conspiracies, detectives, murder investigation, secrets, widows, inheritance and succession. Summary: This is the 1 st book in the Egyptian Mysteries series of 8 books by Paul C. Doherty, and revolves around the Chief Judge of the temple of Ma-at (goddess of truth and justice), Amerokte. After returning from battle, the great Pharaoh Tuthmosis II falls to the ground dead from the bite of a deadly viper. The captain of the Pharaoh’s guard is charged with negligence over the incident. The Pharaoh’s young widow Hatshepsut (also known as Hat...

Title: Assassin’s Creed Origins  Developer: Ubisoft Montreal Publisher: Ubisoft, 2017. Series: Assassin’s Creed             Appeal Elements: Subject: gods and goddesses (Egyptian), assassins, rites and ceremonies, murder investigations, Pharaohs, history, conspiracies. Location: Ancient Egypt Time Period:  1st Century BCE / Ptolemaic Egypt Summary: This beautifully crafted game follows the life of a Medjay of Siwa, Bayek and his wife Aya. The main focus of the story is investigating the people involved in the death of Bayek and Aya’s young son Khemu, and getting revenge. Along their journey they come across many different historical figures such as Cleopatra, her brother and Pharaoh Ptolemy (XIII), Julius Caesar, and more. Throughout the game, Bayek travels through villages, cities and towns, restoring order, implementing justice and freeing people from the reign of Ptolemy XIII. While the s...

Title: The Buried Pyramid Author: Jane Lindskold Published:  New York: Tor Books 2004. Genre:    Historical fantasy; Middle Eastern-influenced fantasy; Mythological fiction                                  Appeal Elements: Character: Culturally Diverse Time Period: 19 th Century Subjects:   Archaeologists, Gods and goddesses (Egyptian), tombs, pyramids, conspiracies. Summary: A 19 th Century story with cultural diversity, of conspiracies, gods and goddesses, tombs, and archaeologists. This story takes us to Egypt, where our young protagonist is accompanying her uncle and his archaeology team all the way to a tomb, the tomb of Moses the Lawgiver. Jenny Benet comes across trouble from more than one place, a rival archaeologist and a secretive shadow Egyptian organ...