The second part of this reading starts out with the tale of two brothers. This opens introducing the two brothers, Anpu and Bata, and Anpu's wife. I like that the two brothers have a close connection and work together to make a good life for themselves. This story quickly goes downhill though because of Anpu's wife. She seems very slimy and lies to Anpu about Bata coming on to her. This creates a rift between Anpu and Bata, but doesn't last long because Bata tells the truth of what happened.
After Bata and Anpu separate I think it is an interesting detail that Bata's soul is placed inside a tree. It certainly came in handy once Bata's wife is stolen and he is killed. His brother's revival of him is very cool and allows Bata to enact revenge. Although it takes multiple reincarnations for Bata to gain power, the ending comes full circle.
The next story is of the Book of Thoth. I like this tale of adventure and quest. Nefer-ka-ptah has a great curiosity for knowledge and goes to find the Book of Thoth, no matter what gets in his way. I think he is very creative in how he kills the 'un-killable' snake. Although Thoth ends up killing Nefer-ka-ptah's whole family, he still prevails in keeping the book away from Thoth. He has it buried with him, preventing the god from getting the book back.
The last story of this section is a fable of two brothers who steal treasure from the king. I like this story because it creative and different than previous stories. It also has a moral ending, but the brother who survives is rewarded for his cunning and creative thinking.
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| The Book of Thoth from Marvel wikia page |
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