Other Figures — Minor Figures

9 figures from Legends of the Gods who appear only briefly. Each keeps their own page; this one gathers them so they can be read together.

Diktys

first appears The History of Isis and Osiris, collected by Plutarch · Part 3

The History of Isis and Osiris, collected by Plutarch · Part 3 · guardian: Isis “Diktys, who, whilst he was under the guardianship of Isis, is supposed to have fallen into the river and to have been drowned as he was reaching after a bunch of them.”

lady · first appears The Legend of the Death of Horus through the Sting of a Scorpion · The Narrative of Isis · Part 2

The Legend of the Death of Horus through the Sting of a Scorpion · The Narrative of Isis · Part 2 · protégé: Tah “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 · protégé: Isis “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.”

queen of Ethiopia · first appears The History of Isis and Osiris, collected by Plutarch · Part 5

The History of Isis and Osiris, collected by Plutarch · Part 5 · enemies with Osiris “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.”

prince · first appears A Legend of Ptah Nefer-hetep and the Princess of Bekhten · Part 1

A Legend of Ptah Nefer-hetep and the Princess of Bekhten · Part 1 · child: Ra-neferu “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.”
A Legend of Ptah Nefer-hetep and the Princess of Bekhten · Part 1 · child: Bent-Resht “I have come unto thee, my King and Lord, on behalf of Bent-Resht, the younger sister of the Royal Wife Ra-neferu.”

woman · first appears The Legend of the Death of Horus through the Sting of a Scorpion · The Narrative of Isis · Part 2

The Legend of the Death of Horus through the Sting of a Scorpion · The Narrative of Isis · Part 2 · patron: Usert “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.”

first appears The History of Isis and Osiris, collected by Plutarch · Part 4

The History of Isis and Osiris, collected by Plutarch · Part 4 · enemies with Apis Bull “the cruel and bloody king of Persia, Ochus, who not only put to death great numbers of the people, but even slew the Apis Bull himself, and afterwards served him up in a banquet to his friends”

king of Byblos · first appears The History of Isis and Osiris, collected by Plutarch · Part 5

The History of Isis and Osiris, collected by Plutarch · Part 5 · married with Astarte “Now, the name of the king who reigned at this time at Byblos was Melkander (Melkarth?), and that of his wife was Astarte, or, according to others, Saôsis, though some call her Nemanoun, which answers to the Greek name Athenais.”

wife of Melkander · first appears The History of Isis and Osiris, collected by Plutarch · Part 5

The History of Isis and Osiris, collected by Plutarch · Part 5 · married with Melkander “Now, the name of the king who reigned at this time at Byblos was Melkander (Melkarth?), and that of his wife was Astarte, or, according to others, Saôsis, though some call her Nemanoun, which answers to the Greek name Athenais.”

first appears The History of Isis and Osiris, collected by Plutarch · Part 4

The History of Isis and Osiris, collected by Plutarch · Part 4 · enemies with Ochus “the cruel and bloody king of Persia, Ochus, who not only put to death great numbers of the people, but even slew the Apis Bull himself, and afterwards served him up in a banquet to his friends”

Extracted from the original text of Legends of the Gods. Made with Rho MD.