Gods of Ancient Egypt

About Dr. Colleen Darnell

A Yale-trained Egyptologist, Dr. Colleen Darnell has traveled the world researching hieroglyphic inscriptions. She led an archaeological expedition in Egypt that discovered a fifteen-hundred year old Roman settlement in the Eastern Desert, and with her husband, Professor John Darnell, published the first complete English translation of the texts in the Valley of the Kings. Dr. Darnell was the first to identify works of historical fiction written by the ancient Egyptians themselves. Colleen and her husband Professor John Darnell have been hard at work on an exciting new biography of Akhenaten and Nefertiti, the parents of King Tut, entitled Egypt's Golden Couple: When Akhenaten and Nefertiti Were Gods on Earth, published November 1, 2022 by St Martin's Press. She shares her passion for Egyptology with “kids” of all ages.

About the class

We all know and love ancient Egypt for pyramids and mummies, but do you know why the Egyptians created them? Meet the gods and goddesses of this 5,000 year old religion and you’ll find out those answers and many more. In this live, interactive class, you’ll meet Osiris, king of the Underworld, and learn why mummies were made. You’ll meet the sun god, Re, as you learn why the pyramids were built. You’ll encounter the most important goddesses, including Isis, Hathor, and the cat-headed Bastet. And from Amun, king of the gods, to Khnum, who made mankind on his potter's wheel, Gods of Ancient Egypt will teach you the who's who of the Egyptian pantheon.