Recently I read "Tales of Egypt" by Roger Green. It is a 3 part collection of stories of Egyptian Gods, Magic and Adventures.
As is evident that river Niles play a very prominent role in all the stories. Pharaos used to travel in royal boats. Even Sun God (Amen Ra) travels in boat.
When I compare this with Indian context, Ganga is the prominent river in Indian mythology. Yet I haven't read stories of boat/ship travel as main means in Mahabharata and Ramayana. Instead it is horses and chariots. Even Sun god (Surya Deva) travels in a chariot driven by seven horses.
This is definitely interesting and worth thinking about.
