Egyptian Funeral Rites

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This paper explains the importance of the myth of Osiris, and his wife, Isis, to developments in Egypt that distinguished the Nile civilization from other north African peoples, established ideas of the afterlife and funeral rituals towards it, while ushering in the day of Horus. The paper primarily makes reference to two of AWF Budge's works in Egyptology.

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"The Myth of Osiris, Isis, and the Importance of Egyptian Funeral Rites. Introduction to Osiris The myth of Osiris is really a myth of Isis, too. Osiris seems to have been the most popular of Egyptian deities, associated with joy and sorrow and the vagaries of nature, and especially, of corn, for reasons soon explained. His immense appeal led to numerous attributions and powers, as borrowed from other Egyptian gods, so that debate continues as to what really belongs to the myth of Osiris, and what has been adapted from elsewhere."

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