Birth of the Gods. Tutankhamun in Crete: A Novel; The Secret of the Three. Egypt – Osiris: A Treatis

Dmitry Sergeevich Merezhkovsky (1866-1941) is one of the founders of Russian symbolism, a poet, thinker and writer, for whom artistic expression has always been inextricably linked with philosophical search. The book includes two works that reveal his interest in the secrets of ancient religions and the origins of spiritual revelations.

The novel "Tutankhamun in Crete" takes the reader to the world of the mythical East, where the cult of a cruel deity dictates the life of entire nations. Against the backdrop of sacrifices and the blood ritual, a story of love and faith is born: the young priestess Dio, striving for light and purity, and the Babylonian merchant Tammuzadad, driven by passion and jealousy. Their tragic fate becomes a symbol of the struggle between pagan darkness and the awakening idea of ​​Christian salvation.

The treatise "The Secret of Three. Egypt - Osiris" opens the philosophical layer of Merezhkovsky's work. Here the author, like a traveler among the ruins of ancient temples, combines personal experiences, mystical reflections and historical associations, turning impressions from travels into reflections on the fate of man and the world.

This book is not just a collection of texts, but a kind of bridge between antiquity and modernity, artistic myth and religious-philosophical search, which makes Merezhkovsky's work relevant today