Legends of the Gods — Chronicle
Ordered by chapter. The texts date a few events by the regnal year of a god or a king — “In the three hundred and sixty-third year of Ra-Heru-Khuti”, “In the eighteenth year of the Horus, Neter-Khat”, “in the twenty-sixth year [of his reign]” of Rameses, “in the twenty-eighth year of the reign of Osiris” — and none of these can be turned into a calendar year, so no event is dated: no anchor, no chronology; a date is never inferred. Time expressions, those regnal years and the months of the Egyptian seasons among them, are copied onto the events as written. Every event links back to one sentence of the original.
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153 events · no calendar year read from the text
Undated
The History of Creation — A · 📍 Nu
I myself raised them up from out of Nu, from a state of helpless inertness.
The History of Creation — A
I sent forth from myself issue in the form of the gods Shu and Tefnut.
The History of Creation — A
Then Shu and Tefnut rejoiced from out of the inert watery mass wherein they I were, and they brought to me my Eye (i.e., the Sun).
The History of Creation — A
Now after these things I gathered together my members, and I wept over them, and men and women sprang into being from the tears which came forth from my Eye.
The History of Creation — B · in primeval time
I am the creator of what hath come into being, and I myself came into being under the form of the god Khepera, and I came into being in primeval time.
The History of Creation — B
I it was who emitted Shu, and I it was who emitted Tefnut, and from being the ONE, god (or, the only god) I became three gods;
The History of Creation — B
Plants and creeping things [sprang up] from the god REM, through the tears which I let fall.
The History of Creation — B
I cried out to my Eye, and men and women came into existence.
The Legend of the Destruction of Mankind · Chapter I · Part 1
Then Ra spake unto Nu, saying:--"O thou first-born god from whom I came into being, O ye gods of ancient time, my ancestors, take ye heed to what men and women [are doing]; for behold, those who were created by my Eye are uttering words of complaint against me. Tell me what ye would do in the matter, and consider this thing for me, and seek out [a plan] for me, for I will not slay them until I have heard what ye shall say to me concerning it."
The Legend of the Destruction of Mankind · Chapter I · Part 2 · 📍 [[the mountain]]
Thereupon this goddess went forth and slew the men and the women who were on the mountain (or, desert land).
The Legend of the Destruction of Mankind · Chapter I · Part 2 · 📍 [[Suten-henen]] · in the night season
And it came to pass that Sekhet of the offerings waded about in the night season in their blood, beginning at Suten-henen.
The Legend of the Destruction of Mankind · Chapter I · Part 2 · 📍 [[Abu]]
And the Majesty of this god spake [saying], "Let these messengers go to Abu, and bring unto me mandrakes in great numbers;" and [when] these mandrakes were brought unto him the Majesty of this god gave them to Sekhet, the goddess who dwelleth in Annu (Heliopolis) to crush.
The Legend of the Destruction of Mankind · Chapter I · Part 2 · at the dawn of day
And it came to pass that when this goddess arrived at the dawn of day, she found these [Heavens] flooded [with beer], and she was pleased thereat; and she drank [of the beer and blood], and her heart rejoiced, and she became drunk, and she gave no further attention to men and women.
The Legend of the Destruction of Mankind · Chapter I · Part 2
And the Majesty of Ra spake [concerning] this goddess, [saying], "Let there be made for her vessels of the beer which produceth sleep at every holy time and season of the year, and they shall be in number according to the number of my hand-maidens;"
The Legend of the Destruction of Mankind · Chapter I · Part 2
And the Majesty of the god Nu said, "O son Shu, be thou the Eye 'for thy father . . . . . and avenue (?) him, and 'thou goddess Nut, place him . . . . . ... And the goddess Nut said, "How can this be then, O my father Nu? Hail," said Nut . . . . . to the god Nu, and the goddess straightway became [a cow], and she set the Majesty of Ra upon [her] back . . . . .
The Legend of the Destruction of Mankind · Chapter I · Part 2
And the Majesty of Ra said, "O my son Shu, I pray thee to set thyself under [my] daughter Nut, and guard thou for me the supports (heh) of the millions (heh) which are there, and which live in darkness. Take thou the goddess upon thy head, and act thou as nurse for her;"
The Legend of the Destruction of Mankind · Chapter III · for ever
Since, however, they indeed wish for a father, thou shalt be a father unto them in this land for ever.
The Legend of the Destruction of Mankind · Chapter III
I will decree them to thy son Osiris, and their children shall be watched over, the hearts of their princes shall be obedient (or, ready) by reason of the magical powers of those who act according to their desire in all the earth through their words of power which are in their bodies.
The Legend of Ra and Isis
This Isis kneaded in her hand, with [some] dust, and she fashioned it in the form of a sacred serpent, and made it to have the form of a dart, so that none might be able to escape alive from it, and she left it lying upon the road whereon the great god travelled, according to his desire, about the two lands.
The Legend of Ra and Isis
Then the Majesty of Ra, said, "I will allow myself to be searched through by Isis, and my name shall come forth from my body and go into hers."
The Legend of Ra and Isis
Then the divine one hid himself from the gods, and the throne in the Boat of Millions of Years was empty.
The Legend of Ra and Isis
And it came to pass that when it was the time for the heart to come forth [from the god], she said unto her son Horus, "The great god shall bind himself by an oath to give his two eyes." Thus was the great god made to yield up his name, and Isis, the great lady of enchantments, said,
The Legend of Horus of Behutet and the Winged Disk · Part 1 · In a moment of time
In a moment of time there was not a single creature left alive.
The Legend of Horus of Behutet and the Winged Disk · Part 1 · 📍 [[Edfu]] · straightway
And when Heru-Behutet arrived and his followers who were behind him in the forms of workers in metal, each having in his hands an iron spear and a chain, according to his name, they smote the crocodiles and the hippopotami; and there were brought in there straightway six hundred and fifty-one crocodiles, which had been slain before the city of Edfu.
The Legend of Horus of Behutet and the Winged Disk · Part 1 · 📍 [[Teb]] · unto this day
And Thoth said, "The city Teb shall be called the city of Heru-Behutet," and thus is it called unto this day.
The Legend of Horus of Behutet and the Winged Disk · Part 1 · unto this day
Then said Ra to Heru-Behutet, "There is sweet life in this place," and for this reason the abode of the palace of Heru-Behutet is called "Sweet Life" unto this day.
The Legend of Horus of Behutet and the Winged Disk · Part 1 · unto this day
And Thoth said unto Heru-Behutet, "Thou art a great protector (makaa);" and the Boat of Heru-Behutet is called Makaa unto this day.
The Legend of Horus of Behutet and the Winged Disk · Part 1 · unto this day
Then spake Ra-Harmachis unto Heru-Behutet, "My Image shall be [here] in the land of the South, (which is a house of victory (or, strength); "and the House of Heru-Behutet is called Nekht-Het unto this day.
The Legend of Horus of Behutet and the Winged Disk · Part 1 · from that day
And from that day figures of Heru-Behutet in metal have existed.
The Legend of Horus of Behutet and the Winged Disk · Part 2
Then Heru-Behutet took upon himself the form of the Winged Disk, and he placed himself upon the front of the Boat of Ea.
The Legend of Horus of Behutet and the Winged Disk · Part 2 · 📍 [[Het-Ra]]
And Heru-Behutet made a great overthrow among them, and Ra said, "Stand still, O Heru-Behutet," and [that place] is called "Het-Ra" to this day
The Legend of Horus of Behutet and the Winged Disk · Part 2
And the Majesty of Ra-Harmachis said to Heru-Behutet, "Thou art my exalted son who didst proceed from Nut.
The Legend of Horus of Behutet and the Winged Disk · Part 2 · 📍 [[swamps of Uatch-ur]] · four days and four nights
And the god spent four days and four nights in the water in pursuit of them, but he did not see one of the enemies
The Legend of Horus of Behutet and the Winged Disk · Part 2 · 📍 [[city of Heben]]
And he hurled his lance after them, and he slew them, and worked a great overthrow of them. And he brought one hundred and forty-two enemies to the forepart of the Boat [of Ra], and with them was a male hippopotamus which had been among those enemies.
The Legend of Horus of Behutet and the Winged Disk · Part 2 · from this day forward
Then said Thoth to Ra, "Horus shall be called 'Winged Disk, Great God, Smiter of the enemies in the town of Heben' from this day forward, and he shall be called 'He who standeth on the back' and 'prophet of this god,' from this day forward."
The Legend of Horus of Behutet and the Winged Disk · Part 3 · 📍 [[the Lake of Mertet]]
Then Heru-Behutet made an expedition against them, and his followers were with him, and they were provided with weapons of all kinds for battle, and he wrought a great overthrow among them, and he brought in three hundred and eighty-one enemies, and he slaughtered them in the forepart of the Boat of Ra
The Legend of Horus of Behutet and the Winged Disk · Part 3 · 📍 [[Pa-Rerehtu]]
And Heru-Behutet did battle with the Enemy for a period of time, and he hurled his iron lance at him, and he throw him down on the ground in this region, which is called Pa-Rerehtu unto this day. Then Heru-Behutet came and brought the Enemy with him, and his spear was in his neck, and his chain was round his hands and arms, and the weapon of Horus had fallen on his mouth and had closed it
The Legend of Horus of Behutet and the Winged Disk · Part 3
Then Horus the son of Isis cut off the head of the Enemy [Set], and the heads of his fiends in the presence of father Ra and of the great company of the gods, and he dragged him by his feet through his district with his spear driven through his head and back.
The Legend of Horus of Behutet and the Winged Disk · Part 3 · 📍 [[Per-Rehu]] · the 7th day of the first mouth of the season Pert
Thus Heru-Behutet and Horus, the son of Isis, slaughtered that evil Enemy, and his fiends, and the inert foes, and came forth with them to the water on the west side of this district.
The Legend of Horus of Behutet and the Winged Disk · Part 4 · 📍 [[Hemhemet]] · from that day to this
Then Set took upon himself the form of a hissing serpent, and he entered into the earth in this district without being seen. And Ra said, "Set hath taken upon himself the form of a hissing serpent. Let Horus, the son of Isis, in the form of a hawk-headed staff, set himself over the place where he is, so that the serpent may never more appear." And Thoth said, "Let this district be called Hemhemet by name;" and thus hath it been called from that day to this. And Horus, the son of Isis, in the form of a hawk-headed staff, took up his abode there with his mother Isis; in this manner did these things happen.
The Legend of Horus of Behutet and the Winged Disk · Part 4 · 📍 [[Lake of Meh]] · at [that] moment
And Heru-Behutet looked and saw one [only] of these Sebau fiends there on the spot, and he was by himself. And he threw one metal dart, and brought (or, dragged) them along straightway, and he slaughtered them in the presence of Ra. And he made an end [of them, and there were no more of the fiends] of Set in this place at [that] moment.
The Legend of Horus of Behutet and the Winged Disk · Part 4 · 📍 [[Ast-Ab-Heru]] · on the first day of the first month of the season Akhet, and on the first day of the first month of the season Pert, and on the twenty-first and twenty-fourth days of the second month of the season Pert
XVII. And Thoth said, "This place shall be called Ast-Ab-Heru" because Heru-Behutet wrought his desire upon them (i.e., the enemy); and he passed six days and six nights coming into port on the waters thereof and did not see one of them. And he saw them fall down in the watery depths, and he made ready the place of Ast-ab-Heru there. It was situated on the bank of the water, and the face (i.e., direction) thereof was full-front towards the South. And all the rites and ceremonies of Heru-Behutet were performed on the first day of the first month of the season Akhet, and on the first day of the first month of the season Pert, and on the twenty-first and twenty-fourth days of the second month of the season Pert.
The Legend of Horus of Behutet and the Winged Disk · Part 6
And Heru-Behutet transformed himself into a lion which had the face of a man, and which was crowned with the triple crown. His paw was like unto a flint knife, and he went round and round by the side of them, and brought back one hundred and forty-two [of the enemy], and be rent them in pieces with his claws. He tore out their tongues, and their blood flowed on the ridges of the land in this place; and he made them the property of those who were in his following [whilst] he was upon the mountains.
The Legend of Horus of Behutet and the Winged Disk · Part 6 · 📍 [[Khent-abt]] · from this day onwards
And Thoth said, "This domain shall be called 'Khent-abt,' and it shall [also] be called 'Tchalt' (or, Tchart) from this day onwards. And the bringing of the tongues from the remote places of Tchalt (or, Tchart) [shall be commemorated] from this day onwards. And this god shall be called 'Heru-Behutet, Lord of Mesent,' from this day onwards."
The Legend of Horus of Behutet and the Winged Disk · Part 6 · 📍 [[Sea of journeying]] · from this day onward
And Thoth said, "This water shall be called the 'Sea of journeying,' from this day onward."
The Legend of Horus of Behutet and the Winged Disk · Part 6
And Heru-Behut changed his form into that of the Winged Disk, [and took his place] above the bow of the Boat of Ra. And he made the goddess Nekhebit and the goddess Uatchit to be with him in the form of serpents, so that they might make the Sebau fiends to quake in [all] their limbs (or, bodies). Their boldness (i.e., that of the fiends) subsided through the fear of him, they made no resistance whatsoever, and they died straightway.
The Legend of Horus of Behutet and the Winged Disk · Part 6 · from this day onwards
And Ra Heru-khuti said, "The great one of the two Serpent Goddesses of Heru-Behutet shall be called 'Ur-Uatchti' from this day onwards."
The Legend of Horus of Behutet and the Winged Disk · Part 6 · 📍 [[every sanctuary and in every temple]] · from this day onwards
Then Thoth made the image of the Winged Disk to be in every sanctuary and in every temple, where they now are, wherein are all the gods and all the goddesses from this day onwards.
The Legend of Horus of Behutet and the Winged Disk · Part 6 · 📍 [[every place]] · from this day onwards
As concerning Heru-Behutet, the great god, the lord of heaven, the lord of Mesent, the president of the two Aterti of the South and North, Ra Heru-khuti set it (i.e., the Winged Disk) in his every place, to overthrow the enemies in every place wherein they are. And he shall be called President of the two Aterti of the South and North because of this from this day onwards.
A Hymn to Osiris and a Legend of the Origin of Horus
Thy sister [Isis] acted as a protectress to thee. She drove [thy] enemies away, she averted seasons [of calamity from thee], she recited the word (or, formula) with the magical power of her mouth, [being] skilled of tongue and never halting for a word, being perfect in command and word. Isis the magician avenged her brother.
A Legend of Ptah Nefer-hetep and the Princess of Bekhten · Part 1
And the Prince of Bekhten [also] caused his gifts to be brought, and he set his eldest daughter at the head of them all, and he addressed words of praise to His Majesty, and prayed to him for his life. And the maiden was beautiful, and His Majesty considered her to be the most lovely [woman] in the world, and he wrote down as her title, "Great Royal Wife, Ra-neferu"; and when His Majesty arrived in Egypt, he did for her whatsoever was done for the Royal Wife.
A Legend of Ptah Nefer-hetep and the Princess of Bekhten · Part 1
And when the man of learning had arrived in Bekhten, he found Bent-Resht in the condition of a woman who is possessed by a spirit, and he found this spirit to be an evil one, and to be hostile in his disposition towards him.
A Legend of Ptah Nefer-hetep and the Princess of Bekhten · Part 1 · 📍 [[Bekhten]]
Ra-meses-meri-Amen Tehuti-em-heb
And the royal scribe Tehuti-em-heb came into the presence of His Majesty, and His Majesty commanded him to depart to Bekhten with that ambassador.
A Legend of Ptah Nefer-hetep and the Princess of Bekhten · Part 1 · 📍 [[Bekhten]] · in the first month of the season of Shemu, in the twenty-sixth year [of his reign]
Prince of Bekhten Ra-meses-meri-Amen
And the Prince of Bekhten sent a messenger a second time into the presence of His Majesty, saying, "O King, my Lord, I pray His (i.e., Thy) Majesty to command that a god be brought hither to contend against the spirit."
A Legend of Ptah Nefer-hetep and the Princess of Bekhten · Part 1 · 📍 [[Thebes]] · in the first month of the season of Shemu, in the twenty-sixth year [of his reign]
Ra-meses-meri-Amen Khensu Nefer-Hetep Khensu Pa-ari-sekher
And His Majesty spake a second time in the presence of Khensu in Thebes, [called] "Nefer-Hetep," saying, "O my fair Lord, I present myself before thee a second time on behalf of the daughter of the Prince of Bekhten." Then Khensu, in Thebes, [called] "Nefer-Hetep", was carried to Khensu, [called] "Pa-ari-sekher," the great god who driveth away the spirits which attack. And His Majesty spake before Khensu in Thebes, [called] "Nefer-Hetep," saying, "O my fair Lord, if thou wilt give (i.e., turn) thy face to Khensu, [called] 'Pa-ari-sekher,' the great god who driveth away the spirits which attack, permit thou that he may depart to Bekhten;" [and the god] inclined his head with a deep inclination twice.
A Legend of Ptah Nefer-hetep and the Princess of Bekhten · Part 2
Khensu Nefer-Hetep Khensu Pa-ari-sekher
And Khensu in Thebes, [called] "Nefer-Hetep," inclined his head with a deep inclination twice. And he made [his] protective power to pass into Khensu, [called] "Pa-ari-sekher-em-Uast," in a fourfold measure.
A Legend of Ptah Nefer-hetep and the Princess of Bekhten · Part 2 · 📍 [[Bekhten]] · at the end of a period of one year and five months
And when this god arrived in Bekhten at the end of a period of one year and five months, the Prince of Bekhten came forth with his soldiers and his chief[s] before Khensu, [called] "Pa-ari-sekher," and he cast himself down upon his belly, saying, "Thou hast come to us, and thou art welcomed by us, by the commands of the King of the South and North, User-Maat-Ra-setep-en-Ra!"
A Legend of Ptah Nefer-hetep and the Princess of Bekhten · Part 2 · 📍 [[Bekhten]] · straightway
Khensu Pa-ari-sekher Bent-Resht
And when this god had passed over to the place where Bent-Resht was, he worked upon the daughter of the Prince of Bekhten with his magical power, and she became better (i.e., was healed) straightway.
A Legend of Ptah Nefer-hetep and the Princess of Bekhten · Part 2 · 📍 [[Bekhten]]
And the Prince of Bekhten made a great offering in the presence of Khensu, [called] "Pa-ari-sekher-em-Uast," and the spirit of the Prince of Bekhten, and he made a happy day (i.e., festival) on their behalf, and [then] the spirit departed in peace unto the place which he loved, by the command of Khensu, [called] "Pa-ari-sekher-em-Uast."
A Legend of Ptah Nefer-hetep and the Princess of Bekhten · Part 2 · 📍 [[Bekhten]] · for three years and nine months
And [when] this god had tarried for three years and nine months in Bekhten, the Prince of Bekhten, who was lying down asleep on his bed, saw this god come forth outside his shrine (now he was in the form of a golden hawk), and he flew up into the heavens and departed to Egypt;
A Legend of Ptah Nefer-hetep and the Princess of Bekhten · Part 2 · 📍 [[Bekhten]]
And the Prince of Bekhten permitted [the image of] the god to set out for Egypt, and he gave him many great gifts of beautiful things of all kinds, and a large number of soldiers and horses [went with him].
A Legend of Ptah Nefer-hetep and the Princess of Bekhten · Part 2 · 📍 [[Thebes]] · on the nineteenth day of the second month of the season Pert, in the thirty-third year
Khensu Pa-ari-sekher Khensu Nefer-Hetep
And when they had arrived in peace in Thebes, Khensu, [called] "Pa-ari-sekher-em-Uast," went into the Temple of Khensu in Thebes, [called] "Nefer-Hetep," and he placed the offerings which the Prince of Bekhten had given unto him, beautiful things of all kinds, before Khensu in Thebes, [called] "Nefer-Hetep," and he gave nothing thereof whatsoever to his [own] temple.
A Legend of the God Khnemu and of a Seven Years' Famine · Part 1 · for seven years
My heart is grievously afflicted by reason of the exceedingly great evil [which hath happened] because Hapi (i.e., the Nile) hath not come forth in my time to the [proper] height for seven years.
A Legend of the God Khnemu and of a Seven Years' Famine · Part 1
And he said unto me: "There is a city in the middle of the stream wherefrom Hapi maketh his appearance; "'Abu' was its name in the beginning; it is the City of the Beginning, and it is the Nome of the City of the Beginning.
A Legend of the God Khnemu and of a Seven Years' Famine · Part 2 · 📍 [[Abu]]
And I found the God standing in front of me, and I made him to be at peace with me by means of the thank-offering which I offered unto him, and I made prayer and supplication before him. Then he opened his eyes, and his heart was inclined [to hear] me, and his words were strong [when he said], "I am Khnemu, who fashioned thee.
A Legend of the God Khnemu and of a Seven Years' Famine · Part 2
I will make Hap (i.e., the Nile) rise for thee, and [in] no year shall [he] fail, and he shall spread himself out in rest upon every land. Green plants and herbs and trees shall bow beneath [the weight of] their produce. The goddess Renenet shall be at the head of everything, and every product shall increase by hundreds of thousands, according to the cubit of the year. The people shall be filled, verily to their hearts' desire, "and everyone. Misery shall pass away, and the emptiness of their store-houses of grain shall come to an end. The land of Ta-Mert (i.e., Egypt) shall come to be a region of cultivated land, the districts [thereof] shall be yellow with grain crops, and the grain [thereof] shall be goodly. And fertility shall come according to the desire [of the people], more than there hath ever been before.
A Legend of the God Khnemu and of a Seven Years' Famine · Part 3
king Khnemu
"And there shall be an inspector over the weighing of the gold, and silver, and copper, and real (i.e., precious) stones, and the [other] things, which the metal-workers require for the House of Gold, "and the sculptors of the images of the gods need in the making and repairing of them, and [these things] shall be exempted from tithing, and the workmen also.
A Legend of the God Khnemu and of a Seven Years' Famine · Part 3 · for ever
king Khnemu
"And a copy of this decree shall be inscribed upon a stele, [which shall be set up] in the holy place, according to the writing of the [original] document which is cut upon wood, and [figures of] this god and the overseers of the temple shall be [cut] thereon.
The Legend of the Death of Horus through the Sting of a Scorpion · Incantations against Reptiles and Noxious Creatures · Part 1
Horus hath smitten it with his magical spells, and he who was in sorrow is [now] in joy. Stand still then, O thou who art in sorrow, [for] Horus hath been endowed with life.
The Legend of the Death of Horus through the Sting of a Scorpion · Incantations against Reptiles and Noxious Creatures · Part 2 · by day
Hail, ye who dwell in the water, crocodiles and fish, Ra shutteth up your mouths, Sekhet stoppeth up your throats, Thoth cutteth out your tongues, and Heka blindeth your eyes. These are the four great gods who protect Osiris by their magical power, and they effect the protection of him that is on the water, of men and women of every kind, and of beasts and animals of every kind which are on the water by day.
The Legend of the Death of Horus through the Sting of a Scorpion · Incantations against Reptiles and Noxious Creatures · Part 2 · until the evening
Verily the lord Ra thundered and growled thereat, and he ordered thy slaughter to be carried out.
The Legend of the Death of Horus through the Sting of a Scorpion · The Narrative of Isis · Part 1 · at the time of evening
I came forth [from the dwelling] at the time of evening, and there came forth the Seven Scorpions which were to accompany me and to strike(?) for me with [their] stings.
The Legend of the Death of Horus through the Sting of a Scorpion · The Narrative of Isis · Part 1 · 📍 [[the house of Usert]]
Then the scorpion Tefen entered in under the leaves of the door and smote (i.e., stung) the son of Usert, and a fire broke out in the house of Usert, and there was no water there to extinguish it; [but] the sky rained upon the house of Usert, though it was not the season for rain.
The Legend of the Death of Horus through the Sting of a Scorpion · The Narrative of Isis · Part 1
Then Isis placed her two hands on the child in order to make to live him whose throat was stopped, [and she said], "O poison of the scorpion Tefent, come forth and appear on the ground! Thou shalt neither enter nor penetrate [further into the body of the child]. O poison of the scorpion Befent, come forth and appear on the ground! I am Isis, the goddess, the lady (or, mistress) of words of power, and I am the maker of words of power (i.e., spells), and I know how to utter words with magical effect. Hearken ye unto me, O every reptile which possesseth the power to bite (i.e., to sting), and fall headlong to the ground! O poison of the scorpion Mestet, make no advance [into his body]. O poison of the scorpion Mestetef, rise not up [in his body]. O poison of the scorpions Petet and Thetet, penetrate not [into his body]. [O poison of] the scorpion Maatet (or, Martet), fall down on the ground."
The Legend of the Death of Horus through the Sting of a Scorpion · The Narrative of Isis · Part 1 · 📍 [[the house of Usert]]
And the fire [which was in the house of Usert] was extinguished, and heaven was satisfied with the utterance of Isis, the goddess.
The Legend of the Death of Horus through the Sting of a Scorpion · The Narrative of Isis · Part 2 · the whole night
Then the lady Usert came, and she brought unto me her possessions, and she filled the house of the woman Tah (?), for the Ka of Tah (?) because [she] had opened to me her door.
The Legend of the Death of Horus through the Sting of a Scorpion · The Narrative of Isis · Part 2 · Thereupon
And one sent forth a cry of lamentation, and Heaven gave the order that Horus was to be healed.
The Legend of the Death of Horus through the Sting of a Scorpion · The Narrative of Isis · Part 2 · 📍 [[the Temple of Osiris-Mnevis]]
Ankh-Semptek [[Osiris-Mnevis]]
He restored this inscription after he had found it in a ruined state in the Temple of Osiris-Mnevis, because he wished to make to live her name . . . . . . . . . . and to give air unto him that is under [the knife], and to give life unto the ancestors of all the gods.
The Legend of the Death of Horus through the Sting of a Scorpion · A Hymn of Praise to Horus · Part 2
This shall happen to him: Horus shall live for his mother, and shall salute (?) [her] with his mouth. A scorpion hath smitten (i.e., stung) him, and the reptile Aun-ab hath wounded him.
The Legend of the Death of Horus through the Sting of a Scorpion · A Hymn of Praise to Horus · Part 2 · Then
Then Isis placed her nose in his mouth so that she might know whether he who was in his coffin breathed, and she examined the wound of the heir of the god, and she found that there was poison in it.
The Legend of the Death of Horus through the Sting of a Scorpion · A Hymn of Praise to Horus · Part 2 · this day
I have come this day in the Divine Boat of the Disk from the place where it was yesterday,--now darkness came and the light was destroyed--in order to heal Horus for his mother Isis and every person who is under the knife likewise.
The Legend of the Death of Horus through the Sting of a Scorpion · A Hymn of Praise to Horus · Part 3
Thy son Horus is counted up for life [which is] on this child to make him to smite, and to retreat (?) from those who are above, and to turn back the paths of the Sebiu fiends from him, so that he may take possession of the throne of the Two Lands.
The History of Isis and Osiris, collected by Plutarch · Part 1
The goddess Isis is said by some authors to be the daughter of Hermes, and by others of Prometheus, both of them famous for their philosophic turn of mind.
The History of Isis and Osiris, collected by Plutarch · Part 2 · during the reign of Psammetichus
Psammetichus
This custom was only introduced during the reign of Psammetichus, and before that time they drank no wine at all.
The History of Isis and Osiris, collected by Plutarch · Part 3 · 📍 [[Thebes]]
Technatis, the father of Bocchoris, leading an army against the Arabians, and his baggage and provisions not coming up to him as soon as he expected, was therefore obliged to eat some of the very poor food which was obtainable, and having eaten, he lay down on the bare ground and slept very soundly. This gave him a great affection for a mean and frugal diet, and induced him to curse the memory of Meinis, and with the permission of the priests he made these curses public by cutting them upon a pillar.
The History of Isis and Osiris, collected by Plutarch · Part 4
Hermes Selene
Hermes, however, 'being also in love with the same goddess, in return for the favours which he had received from her, went and played at dice with Selene, and won from her the seventieth part of each day. These parts he joined together and made from them five complete days, and he added them to the three hundred and sixty days of which the year formerly consisted.
The History of Isis and Osiris, collected by Plutarch · Part 4 · On the first of these
On the first of these, they say, Osiris was born, and as he came into the world a voice was heard saying, "The Lord of All is born."
The History of Isis and Osiris, collected by Plutarch · Part 4 · Upon the second of these days
Upon the second of these days was born Aroueris, whom some call Apollo, and others the Elder Horus.
The History of Isis and Osiris, collected by Plutarch · Part 4 · Upon the third day
Upon the third day Typhon was born, who came into the world neither at the proper time nor by the right way, but he forced a passage through a wound which he made in his mother's side.
The History of Isis and Osiris, collected by Plutarch · Part 4 · 📍 [[Egypt]] · Upon the fourth day
Upon the fourth day Isis was born, in the marshes of Egypt, and upon the fifth day Nephthys, whom some call Teleute, or Aphrodite, or Nike, was born.
The History of Isis and Osiris, collected by Plutarch · Part 4 · upon the fifth day
Upon the fourth day Isis was born, in the marshes of Egypt, and upon the fifth day Nephthys, whom some call Teleute, or Aphrodite, or Nike, was born.
The History of Isis and Osiris, collected by Plutarch · Part 4 · before they were born
They further add that Typhon married Nephthys, and that Isis and Osiris, having a mutual affection, enjoyed each other in their mother's womb before they were born, and that from this commerce sprang Aroueris, whom the Egyptians likewise call Horus the Elder, and the Greeks Apollo.
The History of Isis and Osiris, collected by Plutarch · Part 5 · 📍 [[Egypt]]
Osiris having become king of Egypt, applied himself to
The History of Isis and Osiris, collected by Plutarch · Part 5
He taught them how to cultivate and improve the fruits of the earth, and he gave them a body of laws whereby to regulate their conduct, and instructed them in the reverence and worship which they were to pay to the gods.
The History of Isis and Osiris, collected by Plutarch · Part 5 · 📍 [[Egypt]] · After his return
After his return, however, having first persuaded seventy-two other people to join with him in the conspiracy, together with a certain queen of Ethiopia called Aso, who chanced to be in Egypt at that time, he formed a crafty plot against him.
The History of Isis and Osiris, collected by Plutarch · Part 5 · 📍 [[Koptos]] · As soon as the report reached Isis
As soon as the report reached Isis, she immediately cut off one of the locks of her hair, and put on mourning apparel in that very place where she happened to be;
The History of Isis and Osiris, collected by Plutarch · Part 5
Isis meanwhile having been informed that Osiris, deceived by her sister Nephthys, who was in love with him, had unwittingly enjoyed her instead of herself, as she concluded from the melilot-garland which he had left with her, made it her business likewise to search out the child, the fruit of this unlawful commerce (for her sister, dreading the anger of her husband Typhon, had exposed it as soon as it was born).
The History of Isis and Osiris, collected by Plutarch · Part 5 · after much pains and difficulty
Accordingly, after much pains and difficulty, by means of some dogs that conducted her to the place where it was, she found it and bred it up; and in process of time it became her constant guard and attendant, and obtained the name of Anubis, and it is thought that it watches and guards the gods as dogs do men.
The History of Isis and Osiris, collected by Plutarch · Part 5 · 📍 [[Byblos]] · At length
At length Isis received more particular news that the chest had been carried by the waves of the sea to the coast of Byblos,
The History of Isis and Osiris, collected by Plutarch · Part 5 · 📍 [[Byblos]]
She therefore sent for her to court, and, after a further acquaintance with her, made her nurse to one of her sons.
The History of Isis and Osiris, collected by Plutarch · Part 6 · 📍 [[the river Phaedrus]] · morning
Now, it being morning the river Phaedrus sent forth a keen and chill air, and becoming angry she dried up its current.
The History of Isis and Osiris, collected by Plutarch · Part 6 · One night
One night, however, when Typhon was hunting by the light of the moon, he came upon it by chance, and recognizing the body which was enclosed in it, he tore it into several pieces, fourteen in all, and scattered them in different places up and down the country.
The History of Isis and Osiris, collected by Plutarch · Part 6 · When Isis knew what had been done
When Isis knew what had been done, she set out in search of the scattered portions of her husband's body; and in order to pass more easily through the lower, marshy parts of the country, she made use of a boat made of the papyrus plant.
The History of Isis and Osiris, collected by Plutarch · Part 7
We are, moreover, told that amongst the great numbers who were continually deserting from Typhon's party was his concubine Thoueris, and that a serpent which pursued her as she was coming over to Horus was slain by his soldiers.
The History of Isis and Osiris, collected by Plutarch · Part 7
Moreover, Isis is said to have had union with Osiris after his death, and she brought forth Harpokrates, who came into the world before his time, and was lame in his lower limbs.