Mythological Creatures Field Guide: Egyptian Legends
Meet 15 of Egypt's Most Powerful Gods and Monsters
Sphinxes, serpents of the underworld and the divine beasts of the Nile: an illustrated field guide to ancient Egypt’s most extraordinary creatures.
Beyond the pyramids, the Nile kept stranger guardians. Riddling sphinxes, a devourer waiting beside the scales of judgment, serpents older than the pharaohs prowling the underworld each night. Egypt's creatures ruled both sides of death, and this guide walks you among them.
Inside this field guide
- 📖 Over 100 pages, with a multi-page dossier for every creature
- 🖼️ More than 80 photorealistic interpretations, depicting each being as the old accounts describe it
- 📊 Stat bars for every creature: Danger, Magic, Power, Speed, Size and Spooky
- ⚡ Powers, weaknesses and a legend retold for each entry, plus survival tips, quizzes and a pronunciation guide
- 🏛️ Accounts corroborated across multiple scholarly sources, told in the clear, vivid style of our site
- 📚 Available in paperback and hardcover
Part of our mission to build the most comprehensive and accessible guide to the world's mythical beings, and to bring their stories to life.
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