List of Terms in the Kane Chronicles

The following is a list of terms in the Kane Chronicles. Because the series is centered around Egyptian mythology and culture, it has a number of unfamiliar and foreign words and phrases in series. This page is a list of those terms and their definitions.

A

 * Ankh: The Egyptian symbol of life.

B

 * Ba: (plural, bau) Part of one's soul, it is the vehicle in which one travels through the Duat.

C

 * Cartouche: Symbolizing magic ropes, these lines encircled Ancient Egyptian names to protect the holder from evil magic.
 * Coptic: An Egyptian system of writing that uses the Greek alphabet.

D

 * Demon: A creature of chaos.
 * Demon Days: The last five days in the year; considered to be bad luck by the Egyptians.
 * Demotic: An Egyptian script that preceded Coptic, but occurred after hieroglyphs.
 * Djed: The symbol of Osiris.
 * Duat: The Egyptian underworld.

E

 * Eye of Horus: A symbol of protection and representative of Horus. Carter has an amulet of it.
 * Eye of Ra: The symbol is identical in design and meaning to the Eye of Horus. It may also refer to Ra's champion, Bast, or her predecessor, Sekhmet.

F

 * Fellahin: Egyptian peasants.

G

 * Godling: Also known as a host, a godling is a person that is possessed by a god.

H

 * Hieroglyph: A system of writing used by the Ancient Egyptians. It is based on pictograms.
 * Host: Also known as a godling, a host is a person that is possessed by a god.
 * House of Life: Also known as the Per Ankh. An organization of magicians that maintain the balance of Ma'at and Isfet.

I

 * Isfet: The balance of chaos.

K

 * Khopesh: A type of "sickle-sword" found in Ancient Egypt.
 * Knot of Isis: Also known as the Tyet. Like the ankh, it symbolizes life. It represents Isis. Sadie has an amulet of it.
 * Kohl: A type of cosmetic that darkens the area around the eye.

M

 * Ma'at: The balance of order.
 * Magician: A human with magical power.

N

 * Nome: One of the three-hundred and sixty provinces of the world.

O

 * Obelisk: A tall, narrow monument.

P

 * Per Ankh: Also known as the House of Life. An organization of magicians that maintain the balance of Ma'at and Isfet.
 * Pyramid: A monument that serves as a tomb for the dead.

S

 * Sahlab: A hot drink that Nut describes as "hot vanilla" in contrast to hot chocolate.
 * Shabti: Living sculptures that do a magician's bidding.

T

 * Tyet: Also known as the Knot of Isis. Like the ankh, it symbolizes life. It represents Isis. Sadie has an amulet of it.