Welcome to: Ancient Egypt
The mythology of Egypt is explored in Rick Riordan's Kane Chronicles.
The Red Pyramid, The Throne of Fire, and The Serpent's Shadow are focused on Carter and Sadie Kane, brother and sister who are descendants of pharaohs. Carter can host the Egyptian god Horus, while Sadie hosts Isis. Throughout these books, I learned the names of many different Egyptian idols, as well as pharaohs and archeology fun facts (for example, Carter is named after Howard Carter, the man who discovered King Tut's tomb). I even learned some hieroglyphs, such as the ankh, which stands for life, as well as several other words.
The Red Pyramid, The Throne of Fire, and The Serpent's Shadow are focused on Carter and Sadie Kane, brother and sister who are descendants of pharaohs. Carter can host the Egyptian god Horus, while Sadie hosts Isis. Throughout these books, I learned the names of many different Egyptian idols, as well as pharaohs and archeology fun facts (for example, Carter is named after Howard Carter, the man who discovered King Tut's tomb). I even learned some hieroglyphs, such as the ankh, which stands for life, as well as several other words.
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| Photo of a page, found on pinterest.com, and Ankh found on google.com |
My History course started in Egypt, and while this is the one series I did not reread this year while reviewing Egyptology, I kept the Kane Chronicles in mind.
Another interesting thing about these books is that Rick Riordan also wrote three side books, in which Carter and Sadie meet and work together with Percy and Annabeth. Since Egyptian and Greek culture crossed over as well, these short stories are really fun to read.
Next on the map: Rome
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