Technatis

Family: Kings, priests and officials of Egypt · Role: father of Bocchoris · First appears: The History of Isis and Osiris, collected by Plutarch · Part 3

In Plutarch’s “Isis and Osiris,” Technatis, the father of Bocchoris, led an army against the Arabians. When his provisions failed to arrive, he ate the meagre food available and slept on bare ground; afterward, he cursed Meinis and, with the priests’ permission, had the curses inscribed on a pillar.

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Life events

• After eating meagre food and sleeping on bare ground, Technatis cursed Meinis and had the curses inscribed publicly on a pillar.(The History of Isis and Osiris, collected by Plutarch · Part 3 · 📍 Thebes)
  • With: Meinis
  • “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 3

• child: Bocchoris “The immediate cause for the erection of the pillar is thus given: 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.”
• with Meinis (Technatis publicly cursed Meinis.) “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.”

Also listed in Kings, priests and officials of Egypt — Minor Figures

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