Sethos: History or Life Taken from the Private Monuments of Ancient Egypt

whom he has civilized. The Academies of Memphis Memphis: An ancient capital of Egypt, frequently portrayed in 18th-century literature as a supreme center of mystical and scientific wisdom. which he frequents in his early youth, and the Observatory of Thebes Thebes: A major Egyptian city; the translator refers here to its reputation for advanced astronomical study. which he visits before his embarkation, were essential preparations for this design. Thus, the plan of the former will still be found in the second Book, and a brief description of the latter in the fifth. But even in these spared passages, I have greatly shortened the historical comparison that the Author made between the sciences of the Egyptians and those of the Greeks.

Nevertheless, the general impression resulting from the body of the Work is still capable of giving a fairly extensive idea of the Egyptians, the Phoenicians, and several other Nations; and even the Fiction Original: "Fiction." In this context, it refers to the "fictional biography" or didactic novel format used to deliver historical and moral truths. will not prevent one from recognizing the core of their spirit and their customs. There are many people who have no other notion of the