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
... heaven at the voice of Isis , who has prepared the way for the Sun - god . ' And , on the other hand , Nephthys considered as the spouse of Set , the destroyer of Osiris , or as the mother of Anubis , ' who swallows his own father ...
... heaven at the voice of Isis , who has prepared the way for the Sun - god . ' And , on the other hand , Nephthys considered as the spouse of Set , the destroyer of Osiris , or as the mother of Anubis , ' who swallows his own father ...
Page x
... heaven from earth , ' only means that at the dawning of the day heaven and earth , which were previously confused together in darkness , are clearly seen apart . And when it is added that ' he raised the heaven above the earth for ...
... heaven from earth , ' only means that at the dawning of the day heaven and earth , which were previously confused together in darkness , are clearly seen apart . And when it is added that ' he raised the heaven above the earth for ...
Page xiii
... heaven . Apepi never was called a god . He therefore represents , not a regularly occur- ring phenomenon , but an irregular and occasional one . He is the strong , dark storm - cloud , and is overcome by the fire and flinty sword of the ...
... heaven . Apepi never was called a god . He therefore represents , not a regularly occur- ring phenomenon , but an irregular and occasional one . He is the strong , dark storm - cloud , and is overcome by the fire and flinty sword of the ...
Page xiv
... heaven it is written , " Life to Rā , death to the Tortoise ! " There are , I believe , the strongest reasons for supposing that the Tortoise stands for an Eclipse . The Egyptians already knew , when the Book of the Dead was composed ...
... heaven it is written , " Life to Rā , death to the Tortoise ! " There are , I believe , the strongest reasons for supposing that the Tortoise stands for an Eclipse . The Egyptians already knew , when the Book of the Dead was composed ...
Page 71
... heaven and earth and the world beyond the grave . The gods are said to live by it . Although funereal inscriptions are less to be depended upon when they describe the virtues of the deceased than when they give the dates of his birth ...
... heaven and earth and the world beyond the grave . The gods are said to live by it . Although funereal inscriptions are less to be depended upon when they describe the virtues of the deceased than when they give the dates of his birth ...
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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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