The Macmillan Illustrated Encyclopedia of Myths & LegendsMacmillan, 1989 - 260 pages Fully indexed and containing lavish color illustrations and a wealth of line drawings, this is the most up-to-date, beautiful, and graphically useful reference of its kind on the market today. |
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Page 11
... Osiris . Perhaps not surprisingly , Osiris , one of the chief deities who took human form , was concerned with the question of survival after death . He may have come to Egypt from abroad , but became so " Egyptianized " as to appear a ...
... Osiris . Perhaps not surprisingly , Osiris , one of the chief deities who took human form , was concerned with the question of survival after death . He may have come to Egypt from abroad , but became so " Egyptianized " as to appear a ...
Page 61
... OSIRIS into giving her a son because she had no children by her evil husband SETH ( Osiris's brother ) . However , Seth hated Osiris violently , and would have harmed Anubis when he was born . To protect him , Nephthys hid him in the ...
... OSIRIS into giving her a son because she had no children by her evil husband SETH ( Osiris's brother ) . However , Seth hated Osiris violently , and would have harmed Anubis when he was born . To protect him , Nephthys hid him in the ...
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Arthur Cotterell. 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 . Osiris was ...
Arthur Cotterell. 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 . Osiris was ...
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