Lectures on the Origin and Growth of Religion as Illustrated by the Religion of Ancient Egypt: Delivered in May and June, 1879Williams and Norgate, 1884 - 259 pages |
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Page ix
... Osiris , or as the mother of Anubis , ' who swallows his own father , ' can only be identified with the Sunset . " Hathor , ' the dwelling of Horus , ' out of which he comes and into which he returns , stands both for the Dawn and the ...
... Osiris , or as the mother of Anubis , ' who swallows his own father , ' can only be identified with the Sunset . " Hathor , ' the dwelling of Horus , ' out of which he comes and into which he returns , stands both for the Dawn and the ...
Page xii
... Osiris appear in the forms of birds , beasts and fishes , and the Sun - god washes in their blood . These enemies of the Sun are called Samiu or Sebiu . Their transformations , their slaughter and the effusion of their blood , represent ...
... Osiris appear in the forms of birds , beasts and fishes , and the Sun - god washes in their blood . These enemies of the Sun are called Samiu or Sebiu . Their transformations , their slaughter and the effusion of their blood , represent ...
Page xv
... Osiris is the Sun of yesterday , who was overcome by Night in the person of Set , who in his turn was vanquished by Horus , the son and heir of Osiris , and that Osiris and Horus , like Rā , Ptah and Tmu , are originally but names of ...
... Osiris is the Sun of yesterday , who was overcome by Night in the person of Set , who in his turn was vanquished by Horus , the son and heir of Osiris , and that Osiris and Horus , like Rā , Ptah and Tmu , are originally but names of ...
Page xix
... Osiris . The Amām of the Egyptian Amenti , who sits before the throne of The dogs of Yama have four eyes ( çvānau caturakshaú çabálau ) , Rig - veda , x . 14 , 10. The same four - eyed animal occurs in the Zend- Avesta , Fargard , viii ...
... Osiris . The Amām of the Egyptian Amenti , who sits before the throne of The dogs of Yama have four eyes ( çvānau caturakshaú çabálau ) , Rig - veda , x . 14 , 10. The same four - eyed animal occurs in the Zend- Avesta , Fargard , viii ...
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... Osiris - Apis is a mere etymological conjecture , which is not in the least supported by the Greek or Roman types of him known to us through coins and monuments . It is in vain that I look here for evidence of transmission of ...
... Osiris - Apis is a mere etymological conjecture , which is not in the least supported by the Greek or Roman types of him known to us through coins and monuments . It is in vain that I look here for evidence of transmission of ...
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abode Abydos Amenhotep II Amon ancient ancient Egypt Anubis Book Brugsch called Chabas Champollion chapter Christian cloth coffin Dead deceased deity Dendera derived divine doctrine dynasty earth Egyp Egypt Egyptian language Egyptian mythology Egyptian religion Egyptian texts Egyptian word eighteenth dynasty eleventh dynasty evidence existence expressed father feast Fravashi funereal genius goddess gods Greek hath Hathor heart heaven Hebrew Heliopolis Henotheism hieroglyphic Horus hymns Indo-European inscriptions Isis king language Lectures legend living Lord Maat manuscripts Mariette Max Müller meaning monuments mother Museum myth mythology Nephthys nether world notion nutar nutra Osiris papyrus period person prayers Ptah Pyramids Rameses reign religious Renenet represented Rougé royal sacred says scholars Semitic Seti signifies soul sovereign speak sun-god symbol tablet Tefnut Tehutimes temple Thebes thine things thou art thou hast tion tombs translated verb worship written
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