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	Legend of Osiris and Isis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		As Osiris was the god of the land of the dead, a legend grew up seeking to explain how Osiris could father a son who was very demonstrably alive (Horus was originally the god of the sky) with his wife, who was also very much a part of the land of the living.
		As a death and resurrection legend, in which evil seeks to destroy a deity, thus bringing darkness, it thus developed an association with the lunar cycle, in which the moon appears to be destroyed by darkness, and is then brought back to life.
		The legend's ventures into both life and afterlife meant that religious rites associated with the legend eventually began to take on aspects of a mystery religion, where initiates were said to be able to partake in Horus/Osiris' resurrection, purging themselves of past ills, and entering a new life.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Legend_of_Osiris_and_Isis (1596 words)

	Osiris - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Osiris was originally the god of the underworld and the dead in the Ennead version of Egyptian mythology, in which he was one of the four children of the earth (Geb) and the sky (Nuit), and was the husband of Isis (Aset), who represented life.
		However, as Isis, Osiris' wife, represented life, in the Ennead, it was considered somewhat inappropriate for her to be the mother of a god associated with death, and so instead, it was usually said that Nephthys, the other of the two female children of Geb and Niut, was his mother.
		This aspect of Osiris was referred to as Banebdjed (also spelt Banebded or Banebdjedet, which is technically feminine) which literally means The ba of the lord of the djed, which roughly means The soul of the lord of the pillar of stability.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Osiris (3127 words)

	Isis: Just the facts... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Isis was the daughter of Nuit (additional info and facts about Nuit), goddess of the sky, and Seb (A form of staphylococcal enterotoxin that has been used as an incapacitating agent in biological warfare), god of earth (The 3rd planet from the sun; the planet on which we live).
		Isis, along with her sister Nephthys (Egyptian goddess associated with ritual of the dead; sister of Geb and Nut; wife of Set), can be seen on the sides of coffins in human form, their wings outstreched protecting the dead.
		Isis was pictured as a woman wearing a headdress in the shape of a throne, sometimes holding a lotus, as a sycamore tree, or as a woman with a pair of cow horns and the sun disk on her head.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/i/is/isis.htm (1604 words)

	The Legend Of Osiris.
		Persistence of the legend of Osiris and the belief in the resurrection.
		Osiris was born on the first day, Horus on the second, Set on the third, Isis on the fourth, and Nephthys on the fifth; the first, third, and fifth of these days were considered unlucky by the Egyptians.
		Osiris was the god through whose sufferings and death the Egyptian hoped that his body might rise again in some transformed or glorified shape, and to him who had conquered death and had become the king of the other world the Egyptian appealed in prayer for eternal life through his victory and power.
	www.sacred-texts.com /egy/ebod/ebod04.htm (2573 words)

	Isis
		Isis was the daughter of the God Geb (Earth) and the Goddess Nut (Sky) according to Heliopolitan genealogy.
		At a comparatively early period in Egyptian history Isis had absorbed the attributes of all the great primitive goddesses, and of all the local goddesses such as Nekhebet, Uatchet, Net, Bast, Hathor, etc., and she was even identified as the female counterpart of the primeval abyss of water from which sprang all life.
		Isis is often depicted with a throne on her head and with wings, meaning ascension, linked with the Phoenix the female bird of resurrection.
	www.crystalinks.com /isis.html (2696 words)

	Ancient Egyptian literature - Osiris Legend
		Isis explained to the queen why she had made the journey to Byblos and her desire to have the giant pillar in which her husband was encased.
		Isis took the chest and returned to Egypt but the mighty pillar remained in Byblos and was worshiped from that day forward.
		Isis learns of this new crime, and her grief is renewed.
	www.aldokkan.com /art/osiris.htm (1486 words)

	Egypt: Tour Egypt Monthly: Exploring the Goddess Isis
		Isis is worshipped today, just as she has been for thousands of years, as the Lady of Heaven, The Great Enchantress, Goddess of Magic, The Goddess of Love and War, the Giver of Life, Queen of the Gods, and Goddess of Marriage and Protection.
		Isis is occasionally shown with a cow's head or with the sign of a throne on her head.
		Isis is the Mistress of all elements, and she is a powerful wind that blows constant.
	www.egyptmonth.com /magf5.htm (1246 words)

	Born Again Gods (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Osiris too was concerned with the dead, but ended his passage as their lord.
		Neither Osiris' wife nor mother were mortal but rather goddesses both, he was never snatched from a burning womb, he never went mad, and his son dismembered a god not a mortal in his honor.
		Osiris, a popular god among the commons, was seen as arguing for the ordinary person in the process of death.
	www.widdershins.org /vol5iss6/01.htm (4959 words)

	The Osiris Legend (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		It was an important story to the Egyptians because of Osiris' role as the king of Egypt who is resurrected as the "King of the dead".
		The lord of all the earth is born.
		Osiris was never seen again, walking in the land of the living.
	members.aol.com /egyptart/osi.html (1426 words)

	Ø Wilson's Almanac free daily ezine \| Similarities: Jesus Attis Zoroaster Buddha Krishna Mithras Dionysos ...
		Isis said: "I am she that is the natural mother of all things, the Mistress and Governess of all the Elements, the initial Progenitrix of all things, the Chief of powers divine, Queen of Heaven, the First of the Gods celestial, the light of the Goddesses.
		"Isis seems to have been originally a virgin (or, perhaps, sexless) goddess, and in the later period of Egyptian religion she was again considered a virgin goddess, demanding very strict abstinence from her devotees.
		Osiris was called Lord of Lords, King of Kings, God of Gods; the Good Shepherd; the Resurrection and the Life; Eternity and Everlastingness; the god who “made men and women to be born again".
	www.wilsonsalmanac.com /jesus_similar.html (5654 words)

	The Myth of Osiris and Isis by Whitney Bayuk
		The Myth of Osiris and Isis by Whitney Bayuk
		Isis and Nephthys were their daughters, and Set and Osiris were their sons.
		Isis was the mother of Horus with Osiris.
	www.guardians.net /egypt/kids/myth_of_osiris_and_isis.htm (1080 words)

	Isis & Osiris review
		Isis and Osiris arrived and after several plays I am delighted to report that you can relax; it is simply amazing that games with such similar mechanics can play so differently.
		In Isis and Osiris, the tile to be played is displayed to all opponents and then played face down; admittedly a very minor difference but the flavor, the experience, the soul of the game is undeniably distinct.
		Isis and Osiris, however is usually accompanied by hoots and chiding as the exasperated player realizes that he no longer is certain of the value of specific tiles.
	www.thegamesjournal.com /reviews/IsisOsiris.shtml (1270 words)

	Osiris
		At the birth of Osiris a voice was heard in the temple crying that the great and good king was born, or that the lord of all was entering the light.
		But Osiris already belonged to the world of the dead, though after his resurrection he could have resumed the throne, but it is thought he preferred to maintain his kingdom in the land of the dead, leaving his earthly vindication in the hands of his posthumous son Horus.
		As god of the dead, Osiris retained his earlier associations with the fertility of land and agriculture, and his death was identified with the dwindling of the Nile while his resurrection was associated with the flooding of it; the sun too, with its daily death and rebirth, became associated with Osiris.
	www.themystica.com /mythical-folk/articles/osiris.html (1148 words)

	Mummies
		Osiris, a beloved pharaoh, was murdered by his jealous brother Set, who spread his body across the Nile in fourteen pieces.
		Isis, the pharaoh's wife, gathered up her husband's pieces and bandaged them together in linen cloth.
		Osiris couldn't come back to earth as a man, but became god of the nether world.
	www.angelfire.com /wi/egypt/mummy.html (425 words)

	Business Fresh : Article 'Legend of Osiris and Isis' (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Osiris taught men how to farm the land and make wine and he was much loved by the people.
		Isis searched the land for the pieces and spent many years doing so, for Set had hidden them well, but she was not able to find all of them.
		Isis.png Isis Isis was the daughter of Nuit, goddess of the sky, and Seb, god of earth.
	www.business-fresh.net /DisplayArticle66939.html (640 words)

	biology - Isis
		Isis, along with her sister Nephthys, can be seen on the sides of coffins in human form, their wings outstreched protecting the dead.
		Isis was thought to be the daughter of Geb and Nuit, the sister of Nephthys and Seth, the sister-wife of Osiris, the mother of Horus, the Apis bull, and Anupu (Anubis, who was adopted), and the protector of the god Imsety.
		Sometimes Isis was considered to be the mother of Bast and Min, and the daughter of Taweret or Hathor.
	www.biologydaily.com /biology/Isis (1423 words)

	AllRefer.com - Osiris (Ancient Religion) - Encyclopedia
		According to another legend Isis did not bury Osiris, but collected the pieces of her dead husband and miraculously brought him back to life.
		Osiris' son Horus later killed Set and became the new king of Egypt, while Osiris became ruler and judge of the underworld.
		Identified variously with the waters of the Nile, the grain of the earth, the moon, and the sun, Osiris was the great symbol of the creative forces of nature and the imperishability of life.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/O/Osiris.html (358 words)

	Legends of the Gods, The Egyptian Texts: Introduction: Summary: V. Legend of the Birth of Horus, Son of Isis and Osiris.
		Legends of the Gods, The Egyptian Texts: Introduction: Summary: V. Legend of the Birth of Horus, Son of Isis and Osiris.
		LEGEND OF THE BIRTH OF HORUS, SON OF ISIS AND OSIRIS.
		A Legend of Khensu Nefer-hetep and the Princess of Bekhten
	www.sacred-texts.com /egy/leg/leg08.htm (1164 words)

	Osiris And Isis
		Isis was the sister and wife of Osiris and the mother of the god Horus.
		Isis was devastated at the loss of her husband and searched for the casket throughout Egypt and then overseas.
		Ultimately Osiris was declared king of the underworld,Horus king of the living, and Set ruler of the deserts as the god of chaos and evil.
	www.akhet.co.uk /isisosir.htm (586 words)

	Isis
		Isis is the Egyptian great Mother Goddess, prototype of the faithful wife and fertility, and protective mother.
		The name Isis is the Greek word representing the Egyptian hieroglyphic for "thrown," for her name liteRelly means "seat." She was the daughter of Nut, and sister and consort of the god Osiris.
		In the Egyptian mysteries, Isis represented the female aspect of the Deity to mankind; she was the Universal Mother to all that lives; wisdom, truth, and power.
	www.themystica.org /mythical-folk/articles/isis.html (890 words)

	The Burden of Isis: Introduction
		Osiris was the first divine ruler of Egypt: whence he came is not told; but when he came to that country, he found it sunk in barbarism and ignorance, with no law but that of strength, and poverty everywhere.
		Again the bereaved Isis commenced a search for the pieces of her husband's body, and found thirteen; the fourteenth piece, the phallus, she was unable to find, it having been eaten by fish.
		Wherever a fragment of the body of Osiris was found, a temple was there erected to his memory; and as the head (or according to some authorities, the heart) was found at Abydos, that city was considered as especially sacred, and was the centre of his worship.
	www.sacred-texts.com /egy/boi/boi03.htm (1498 words)

	Fantasy and Goddess Art Prints - Digital Painting, Isis and Osiris, Egyptian Goddess, God (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The Egyptians believed their pharaohs were descendants of Horus, the son of Isis and Osiris, the gods who came to earth from the star system Sirius.
		Isis, unable to deal with the loss, traveled the world and gathered up her lover’s body parts.
		Isis is revered in the ancient Egyptian religion as the goddess of medicine and magic.
	www.fantasy-goddess-art.com /legend.html (419 words)

	The Gods of Ancient Egypt -- The Legend of Osiris
		All peoples praised Osiris and Isis, and peace reigned over all, for this was the Golden Age.
		Osiris, sure in his power yet feeble in mind because of his drink, entered the box.
		When Set heard that Osiris lived again he was wroth, but his anger waned, for he knew that Osiris could never return to the land of the living.
	www.touregypt.net /godsofegypt/legendofosiris.htm (1568 words)

	Busiris - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The location was a centre for the cult of Osiris, thus the reason for the greeks choosing the name.
		This part of the mythology concerning Herakles appears to be a corruption of a myth concerning Osiris' sacrifice by Set, and subsequent resurrection (see Legend of Osiris and Isis).
		The annual sacrifice appears to be a greek metaphor, representing the apparent freezing of the sun's path, on its ecliptic, during the two weeks after the solstice (its being bound), and its near sacrifice (i.e.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Busiris (239 words)

	The Legend of Osiris (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		When Isis was very young she was determined to increase her powers.
		Isis offered to heal Ra if he would tell her his secret name.
		Isis began her search for the body parts of her beloved Osiris.
	209.52.189.2 /article.cfm/goddess_weekly/58323 (489 words)

	Apollonius.Net - Earth's Sirius Connection (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Since Isis is equated with Sirius, the companion of Isis must be equated, equally, with the companion of Sirius.
		The meanings of the Egyptian hieroglyphs and names for Isis and Osiris were unknown to the earliest dynastic Egyptians themselves, and the names and signs appear to have a pre-dynastic origin -- which means around or before 3200 B.C., in other words 5,000 years ago at least.
		Osiris, the companion of Isis who is sometimes 'the companion of Sirius' is also sometimes identified with the orbit of the companion of Sirius, and this is reasonable and to be expected.
	www.apollonius.net /sirius.html (6876 words)

	LEGEND OF OSIRIS AND ISIS
		Before revenge could be brought upon Set he struck again and this time dismembered Osiris into thirteen parts (some accounts say fifteen) and hid them thoughout the land.
		The missing piece was his member, but she put together what she had and once again brought Osiris back to life.
		The son of Osiris and Isis was Horus, who from birth sought to avenge his father's murder.
	www.websters-online-dictionary.org /definition/LEGEND+OF+OSIRIS+AND+ISIS (436 words)

	Myths and Legends - frames
		Aside from the General and Creatures of Myth and Legend sections, these links are organized by region and language group, with those groups which produced written accounts of their myths and legends earlier, generally appearing closer to the beginning.
		Legends of the Pampa Indians involving people being transformed into plants are retold here by middle schoolers from Argentina and Hawaii.
		Legend Cards are for sale here, you can also find examples of their pictures and excerpts of the legends.
	home.comcast.net /~chris.s/myth.html (11969 words)

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