World mythology & recorded folktales500 entries / 10 collections
Reading journeys / 4 stops

The work a story can do

Follow marvels, healing words, and divine danger across Egyptian texts.

1
Egyptian

The Shipwrecked Sailor and the generous serpent

Ask why the tale is told and what reassurance it can offer.

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2
Egyptian

The Two Brothers: a life hidden outside the body

Follow a changing body and a troubled relationship through a long sequence of reversals.

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3
Egyptian

Isis and the secret name of Ra

Watch a healer’s knowledge become leverage.

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4
Egyptian

The red beer that stops destruction

Compare the threat of divine violence with the means used to interrupt it.

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After the last stop

Which detail changed when you returned to the source? Keep that question with you as you choose another route.

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