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Dead Osiris
November 14, 2006 at 10:39 am by mahud
One night set discovered the dead body of Osiris in the marshes, and tearing it to pieces, he scattered the limbs across Egypt.
Isis managed to reclaim all the body parts, except for the phallus, which had been swallowed by a fish. Anubis, the jackal-headed god of embalming and guide to the underworld, treated the body of the dead god to prevent decay, while Isis fanned the wind (breath, spirit) of life into him.
Osiris, from then on wards, became the god of the dead, awaiting the souls of the departed, whom Anubis shall guide, into the hall of judgment.
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