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... OSIRIS ( the enricher ) , the principle of light and heat , of which the sun was the chief symbol in creation ; and ISIS , ( the going out and the coming back of that light ) of which the moon was the type in the heavens . Thus , when ...
... OSIRIS ( the enricher ) , the principle of light and heat , of which the sun was the chief symbol in creation ; and ISIS , ( the going out and the coming back of that light ) of which the moon was the type in the heavens . Thus , when ...
Page 286
... Osiris . In that search we have to follow her to the shades below . There , we hear of Typhon ( burning ) ; and then it is that the weeping for Thammuz ' takes place . While this is going on , mention is made of Anubis ( the foretelling ...
... Osiris . In that search we have to follow her to the shades below . There , we hear of Typhon ( burning ) ; and then it is that the weeping for Thammuz ' takes place . While this is going on , mention is made of Anubis ( the foretelling ...
Page 287
... Osiris and Isis ; then , the conjunction was marked by combining the sign of the constellation with human figures ; and by- and - by , when the figurative key was lost , every such combination became a new God in their Mythology ...
... Osiris and Isis ; then , the conjunction was marked by combining the sign of the constellation with human figures ; and by- and - by , when the figurative key was lost , every such combination became a new God in their Mythology ...
Page 292
... Osiris and Isis would not only come to life themselves , but reanimate all who were found encased in their sacred emblems , On this account the Egyptians seem to have pre- served , with so much care , the remains of all their friends ...
... Osiris and Isis would not only come to life themselves , but reanimate all who were found encased in their sacred emblems , On this account the Egyptians seem to have pre- served , with so much care , the remains of all their friends ...
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... Osiris himself . It would , thus , be presumed , that the whole had been a preconcerted scheme of the Israelites to obtain the body , and deprive them of their most sacred relics . Osiris was thus made more of a divinity than ever , and ...
... Osiris himself . It would , thus , be presumed , that the whole had been a preconcerted scheme of the Israelites to obtain the body , and deprive them of their most sacred relics . Osiris was thus made more of a divinity than ever , and ...
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