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Page 61
Before the rise to prominence of Osiris as the great god of the dead , Anubis was
the chief deity to whom prayers at a funeral were made . When Osiris overtook
him in importance , Anubis became a guardian of the underworld , guiding the ...
Before the rise to prominence of Osiris as the great god of the dead , Anubis was
the chief deity to whom prayers at a funeral were made . When Osiris overtook
him in importance , Anubis became a guardian of the underworld , guiding the ...
Page 102
After death , Egyptian rulers were said to become Horus's father , the underworld
god Osiris . According to Galla mythology , the first men were not intended to die .
But their immortality depended upon receiving instructions from heaven .
After death , Egyptian rulers were said to become Horus's father , the underworld
god Osiris . According to Galla mythology , the first men were not intended to die .
But their immortality depended upon receiving instructions from heaven .
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OLOFAT - OSIRIS OSIRIS The king and judge of the dead in ancient Egypt . The
cult of Osiris became so popular in the Nile valley that it rivalled the cult of Re ,
the sun god and father of the pharaohs . a Osiris was depicted as a bearded man
...
OLOFAT - OSIRIS OSIRIS The king and judge of the dead in ancient Egypt . The
cult of Osiris became so popular in the Nile valley that it rivalled the cult of Re ,
the sun god and father of the pharaohs . a Osiris was depicted as a bearded man
...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Macmillan Illustrated Encyclopedia of Myths & Legends |
| Author | Arthur Cotterell |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Macmillan, 1989 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 28 Dec 2006 |
| ISBN | 0025801813, 9780025801813 |
| Length | 260 pages |
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