CONTENTS. XXI 



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identified with Bacchus, and Pluto. In this Character 

 spoken of with great reserve - - - - 324 



Also identified with other Deities ... 325 



The Names of Minos and Rhadamanthus have an Egyptian 

 Character. Existence of Osiris on Earth an Allegory - 326 



Mysteries of Osiris unknown. Origin of those of Eleusis. 

 Ceremonies on the Lake of Sais. Herodotus scrupulous 

 in mentioning them . - . _ . 327 



The Thesmophoria brought from Egypt. Sepulchre of 

 Osiris at Sais. Fete of Lamps. Fete of Busiris. Burial- 

 places of Osiris . _ . . . 328 



The allegorical Tales of Osiris, and his fabulous History. 

 Compared to the Nile ; Isis, the Land of Egypt ; and Ty- 

 pho, the Sea. Story of the Life of Osiris - - 329 



Typho's Conspiracy. The Chest in which Osiris was car- 

 ried away _.__-- 330 



The 17th Day of Athyr. His Age Twent^'-eight Years. 

 Pans and Satyrs. Koptos (Coptos). Nephthys, and the 

 Melilot Garland (^vide iiifra. Vol. IL p. 266., note). 

 Anubis - - - - 331 



The Chest carried to Byblos. The Tamarisk Tree. Found 

 by Typho. The scattered Members of Osiris. Many 

 Sepulchres .-_--. 332 



The Three Fish. Battle between Horus and Typho. Har- 

 pocrates. Osiris the Inundation, Isis the Land, and 

 Horus their Son, born from these two - - 333 



Other Explanations of this Story - - - 334 



The Details of the Story explained summarily - - 336 



An Allegory, and not a real Event. The early Notion of 

 a God who lived on Earth, and was the King and Father 

 of Mankind - - - - - - 339 



Colour of Osiris. The Leopard Skin answering to the 

 iVeJm of Bacchus. Emblem of Stability; not a Nilo- 

 meter ------- 341 



Osiris in White Dress. Isis in many-coloured Robes, 

 Osiris as Sokari. ( Vide also a form of Osiris, infra, 

 Vol.11, p. 477., note on last page but six.) Phallic Cere- 

 monies. Paamylia - - - 342 



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