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Osiris, ancient Egyptian god of the underworld. The Kings of Egypt were associated with Osiris in death as Osiris rose from the dead they would, in union with him, inherit eternal life through a process of imitative magic. The myth described Osiris as having been killed by his brother Set who wanted Osiris throne. Isis briefly brought Osiris back to life by use of a spell that she learned from her father. This spell gave her time to become pregnant by Osiris before he again died. Isis later gave birth to Horus.Osiris was depicted as a bearded man, either green or black in colour, wearing the Crown of Upper Egypt, and swathed like a mummy. In his hands were a flail, and a crook, insignia of the chthonic power vested in this dying and rising god.
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papyrus (M C789)
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Horus, the son of Osiris and Isis, and god of the sky, he became closely associated with the Pharaoh of Lower Egypt, and became their patron. Ancient Egyptian god with the head of a falcon, whose eyes were the sun and moon. He destroyed Seth, the killer of Osiris, and became ruler of all Egypt. His left eye (the moon) was damaged by Seth but was healed by Thoth. Horus was told by his mother Isis to protect the people of Egypt from Seth, the god of the desert, storms and chaos. Horus was occasionally shown in art as a naked boy with a finger in his mouth sitting on a lotus with his mother Isis. He was the husband of Hathor, the god of love.
papyrus (M C325)
papyrus (M C800)
papyrus (M C667)
papyrus (M C669)
papyrus (M C741)
papyrus (M C747)
papyrus (M C786)
papyrus (M C685)
papyrus (M C369 & C693)
papyrus (M C722)
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Isis, the Great Mother Goddess. She was the daughter of Nut, the wife and sister of Osiris, and the mother of Horus. When Osiris was killed by Seth, she gathered up the pieces of his body, mourned for him, and brought him back to life. She hid their son Horus from Seth until Horus was fully grown and could avenge his father. Worshiped as a goddess of protection, Isis guided women in childbirth, marriage, and in the loss of loved ones. Isis is full of compassion, tenderness, love and devotion. She had great magical powers and was invoked to heal the sick or protect the dead. Isis was able to give the gift of immortality. For this reason, she is often portrayed wearing or carrying an Ankh. The Ankh is an ancient symbol for eternal life. The symbol is similar to that of a cross, but it has a looped top. Isis is sometimes seen wearing horns and a solar disk atop her head. She is sometimes pictured with wings. Isis is occasionally shown with a cow's head or with the sign of a throne on her head.
papyrus (M C337)
papyrus (M C335)
papyrus (M C339 & C712)
papyrus (M C357 & C679)
papyrus (M C366 & C643)
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Hathor, goddess who personified the principles of feminine love, motherhood and joy. Hathor was worshiped by Royalty and common people alike in whose tombs she is depicted as “Mistress of the West” welcoming the dead into the after life. She was represented as either a cow with the solar disc or a woman with cow's horns between which was the solar disc. Occasionally she even appeared as a hippoptamus.
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papyrus (M C350)
papyrus (M C708)
papyrus (M C800)
papyrus (M C364)
papyrus (M C656)
papyrus (M C659)
papyrus (M C665)
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