The Mythology of All Races, volume 6: Egyptian mythology

Record summary

William Max Müller’s Egyptian Mythology, published in The Mythology of All Races series, discusses Egyptian gods, sacred animals, composite forms, and myths of divine disguise or transformation. It is a readily identifiable secondary source for tracing how early twentieth-century scholars presented Egyptian metamorphosis to English-language readers. The lead is useful for comparing animal-human boundaries across MENA traditions, while its interpretations reflect the period’s comparative mythology rather than current Egyptological consensus. The underlying evidence is textual, iconographic, and archaeological.