If you are looking for the beginning of study guide for Tales of Ancient Egypt by Roger Lancelyn Green then you should start HERE with the brief introduction. The links to each set of study questions will be posted at the bottom of that original post as they are completed so you can easily find whichever section you are looking for.
Grammar Questions: (The Information of the Text)
What was the prophecy of Thoth? (pg. 10)
What was Ra’s response to this prophecy? (pg. 10)
How did Thoth help Nut? (pgs. 10-11)
Who are the five children of Nut? (pg. 11)
What example and precedent did the gods set which the Pharaoh’s followed? (pg. 12)
How was Isis able to learn Ra’s secret name? (pg. 12-16)
What becomes of Ra after he ceases to be Pharaoh? (pg. 16)
Who reigned as Pharaoh after Ra? (pg. 17)
What wicked thing did Set do to his brother? (pgs. 17-18)
What happens to Osiris’ body? (pgs. 19-25)
Why does prince Diktys not get to become a god? (pgs. 21-22)
Why does Maneros die? (pg. 23)
Who becomes “King of the Dead”? (pg. 25)
Logic Questions: (The Interpretation of the Text)
Why does Ra keep his true name hidden? (pgs. 12-16)
For what purpose does Isis trick Ra? (pgs. 16-17)
Are there any indications that Osiris was a better Pharaoh than Ra? (pg. 17)
Why does Set kill Osiris? (pgs. 18-19)
Why does Isis become angry about Queen Astarte wanting to know what she is doing with prince Ditkys? (pgs. 21-22)
Why was it so important to Isis to find her husband’s body? (pg. 25)
Rhetoric Questions: (The Analysis of the Text)
The word “myth” refers to an explanation of why things are the way they are. What are some good examples of myth in this particular story?
Is there real power in knowing something (or someone’s) name? Why or why not?
Are any of the gods of Egypt good or virtuous?
Theological Analysis: (Sola Scriptura)
Compare the serpent in this story (pg. 13) with the one of Genesis 3. What similarities and differences might be made note of?
How might we relate the story of Cain and Abel (Genesis 4) to this present story?
The Egyptians myths envision a return of Osiris to rule forever on earth after a great last battle. Ragnarok, in Norse mythology, has a similar idea of all of human history leading up to a last great battle. Compare this idea with Revelation 20. As Christians how might we account for this similar idea being found in many of the world's religious beliefs?
Virtues/Vices/Great Ideas: (Find them in the Text)
Prophecy, Barrenness, Despotism, Myth, Light vs. Darkness, Betrayal
Westminster Shorter Catechism Questions:
Q28
Literary Cross-References:
Thebes, the great Egyptian city, is the setting for one of the most famous Greek tragedies, namely, Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex.
In Ursula Le Guin’s A Wizard of Earthsea she makes much use of the concept of magical control of nature, and even people, comes by learning their true names. See also the folktale Rumplestiltskin.