kablebeiusthavebeenarbitrarilyreferredtothatdateinordertohaiseadetofallupontheverydayonbinedinhielftheedayberthatthefestivalofstgeorgeinaprilhasreplaidsuerfestivalofptionofthevirgininaugusthasoustedthefestivalofdianthatthefeastofallsoulsinnoveerisantinuationofanoldheathenfeastofthedead；andthatthenativityofayhavebeeninlikenner；andfro
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iketivesofedifiilarcelebrationofthephrygiangodattisatthevealequinox
atleastitisarerkableinore；thatthenisedatthesaseasonandinthesaplaeorenaturalthantoplaentoftentofptionofthevirginhoarchifthationincidedexactlyhtheresurrectionofattis
inpointoffaonyofananonyusstronggroundbyarguingthattheirgodablytheoriginal；nottheunterfeit；sinenttheeselfbyinvertingtheusualorderofnature
takenaltogether；theinarktheprosephpelledtokeofthepritivessionaries；；hadbeenexssboofthegenerousardour；theloftyaspirations；thetenderpassionoftheioblefounders；tefrobetteroralvirtueastheansofasuffering；inannihilationbuttheaustereidealsofsanorethanasllnuerofdisedsoastoaeasuredationadeoflessetherealstuffthantheirsters；ediatebetandthenherdthusastioreandreofthosebaserelentsenyetitoralanditivepattesforitshouldneverbeforgottenthatbytheirglorifierelyofanexistenajorityofnkind；opurchaseachanceofsavingtheirsoulshthecertaintyofextinguishingthespecies
chapter38thethofosiris
inaninoneofhisaspetotheirproperowners
thestoryofosirisistoldinanneonlybyplutareextentalifiedindetisbytheevidenonunts
osiriseissotistransliteratedand
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theskygoddessnutthegreeksidentifiedhisparents；hedees；asthegreeksentarydaysonybeteonthesefivedays；regardedasoutsidetheyearoftonths；theingthatthelordofallhadeintotheesaythatatheteleatthebesbiddinghinnounentarydaysshegavebirthtotheelderhorus；onthethirdtothegodset；thegreeksarriedhissisterisis
reigningasakingonearth；osirisrelatoetheegyptianshadbeenoreover；osirisissaidtohavebeenthefirsttogatherfruitfrorees；totraintheviopoles；andtotreadthegrapeseagertoniankind；hettedtheentofegypttohisateoiggardlysoilforbadetheselvesforthebarleyloadedbygratefulnations；heretuedtoegypt；andonaankindheouslyhailedandthegreekseasureofhisgoodbrothersbodybystealth；thebadbrothertyphonfashionedandhighlyderatedafferofthesasize；andonisedtogiveittotheoneitshouldfitexaedtheliddo；naileditfast；soldereditoltenlead；andflungthefferintothenilethishappenedontheseventeenthdayofthenthathyr；ouingattire；andelyupanddohebody
bytheadvientation；herheartpsshehadnbuto；thegoddessofthenorth；hidfrohefrollshap；foronedayetoherlittlesonshidingplastretthenisisprayedtothesungodraforhelpthegodhearkenedtoherandstaidhisbarkinthesky；andsentdoightrestorehersontolifesheutteredthethebodyofhorus；airpassedintohiandhelivedthenthothasoreinthebarkofthesun；andthebrightpopassedon
antitheffetainingthebodyofosirishadfloateddoiringthegroadeintoapillarofhishouse；buthedidnotknoetoisisandshejoueyedtobyblus；andsatdobleguise；herfafroeroebutaidenshairandsltthesellthatenatedfroheshesentforthestrangeranandtookherintoherhouseanddeherthenurseofheraoufullybutthequeenspiedes；andtherebyshehinderedhiroeingiortalthenthegoddessrevealedherselfandbeggedforthepillaroftheroof；andtheygaveither；andshebraceditandlantedsoloudthattheyoungerofthekingschildrendiedoffrightonthespotbutthetrunkofthetreesheentonit；andgaveittothekingandqueen；andthepleofisisandishepeopleofbyblustothisdayandisisputthefferi
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naboatandtooktheeldestofthekingsesaythatittheegyptianssingofattheirbanquetsunderthenaofneros
butisisputthefferbyandoonandhekneabroadbutisissailedupanddoarshesinashallopdeofpapyrus；lookingforthepie；fortheyfearorrespebasshefounditbutothersageofhineveryightnotbeabletofindithoeerofosirishadbeeneatenbythefishes；soisisdeanigeofitinstead；andtheigeisusedbytheegyptiansattheirfestivalstothisdayisis；ouldedhunigesoutofiliesandtookanoathofthellthattheyanthetrustshesotoeaprivatelyshesaidthattothelonesheentrustedtheburialofthebody；andrendingthefthebenefitstheyhadretoburythebodyintheirotodedialsoftheiruntry；erlyhonouredosiris；andathirdpartofthelandtobeusedbythentheserviovedbytheprospenevis；nbyalltheegyptians；sincetheseanilsaboveallothershadhelpedthedisverersofinsoheseedandprocuringtheuniversalbenefitsofagriculture
suentarynotipleatdenderahhaspreservedalistofthegodsgraves；andothertextsntionthepartsofhisbodyphisasoftenhappensinsubsiraultipliedhishead；forexale；phis；andhislegs；arkablynurous；ortalsinthisrespect；honolessthansevenheads；allequallygenuine；areextant
aentationsforthedeadetothyhouse；theyetothyhouseogodoothyhouse；thouetothyhouse；thatthouyestseeiahysister；thoulovest；thoushaltnotpartfroeofairboy；etothyhouseiseetheenot；yetdothheartyeaaftertheeandneeyesdesiretheeetoheretothysister；etothyetothyhousethysisterbythesather；thoushaltnotbefarfroegodsandnhavetuedtheirfayvoie；brotherbrotherthislantforthefairyoutherendsusofthelantsforadonisthetitleofunneferorthegoodbeingbestorksthebenefiesasking
thelantationsofthetheaventhejannfessionbeforehiand；theirhearthavingbeenentoftheirsins
intheresurreaneallyintheotherthegodshaddoneforthebodyof
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osirishenandeadedoverthedeadgodateveryburialthereysteryedofoldoverosiris；angledreinsandsuuy；atedandfuishedeansofenteringonaneuyofthedetheddlekingdonself；andtoaddthestandingepithettrueofspeeysteryoftheresurrethedead；soallnhopedtoariselikehiroeathtolifeeteal
thusaasadeadking；suy；butthebandages；akinglyseryoneofthedtopossesshisbaefroheendoftheoldkingdoheholiestspotinegypt；histotheretohavebeentotheegyptiansistothestofatointhesauiesfroreatdistanortalreinstoabydos；theretotarryforashortti；andthentobebroughtbaintheiativelandothershaderialtabletsereselvesnearthetooftheirdeadandrisenlord；thattheyghtsharetheblissofajoyfulresurrection
chapter39theritualofosiris
1thepopularrites
ausefulptionthatthedeitythushonouredeitheristheonoratleasthaslunaraffinitiesifthefestivalisheldatthersolstieinaryagain；ifthefestivalinentoftheearthorofthethesepresutionsorinferenedbyotherindiayberegardedasfairlystrong
unfortunately；indealingeasurepreakinguseofthisployntofacalendaryearherrrespondedexactlytothesolaryeaoredbyintercalation
iftheegyptianfarroftheoldentiuldgetnohelp；exusthavebeenpelledtoobserveforhielfthosenaturalsignalsarkedthetisforthevariousoperationsofhusbandryinallagesofhol；linnaeus；thedooraofthedefellaheenthenasnoostrainless；andonsefertilityentirelytotheannualinundationofthenile；ofdaandountainsofabyssiniaheninearetheinevitablensequenbertheinundationisatitsgreatestheighttheuntryisnoerged；andpresentstheappearanainsnearlystationary；thensinksreandrerapidly；tillbydeerthelevelofthethesaharafoydays；seearentinuationofthedesertthetreesareediateneighbourhoodofthevillagessoappearanceofverdurelingersbesidethecanalsandinthehollooisturehasnotedtheplainappearstopantinthep
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itilesssunshine；bare；dusty；ashloured；iddleofjuhelandofegyptisbuthalfalive；ingforthenewnile
foruntlessagesthisinedtheannuallaboursoftheegyptianhusbandnthefirstsfloodingtheber；aresoeofharvestvariesonthlaterinthenorththaninthesouthinupperorsoutheegyptbarleyisreapedatthebeginningofronth
itisnaturaltosupposethatthevariouseventsoftheagrioniesheyearafteryearatthesaseason；nfestivalsofthepriestsntinuedtoshift；suerthroughspringtontosuertheritesofthehusbandnanyofthepriestlyfestivalsyhavebeennothingbuttheoldruralfestivalsdisguisedintheurseofagesbythepoofsaandsevered；bytheerrorofthecalendar；froheirrootsinthenaturalcycleoftheseasons
thesenjeouedatdsuerforbythattitheharvestedtobesuspended；thegodontpeopleighttothetearsshedbythegoddessatthedeathofthebeneficentgodherhusband
andthesignoftherisingpaniedbyasigninheavenforintheearlydaysofegyptianhistory；sothreeorfourthousandyearsbeforethebeginningofourera；thesplendidstarofsirius；thebrightestofallthefixedstars；appearedatdaeofthesuersolstiinaryintheingskyseedthegoddessoflifeandloveetouherdepartedloverorspouseandtofrohedeadhenarkedthebeginningofthesacredegyptianyear；andedbyafestivalshifththeshiftingofficialyear
thesandtheadssionoftheoniesantiquityananerlypassedthroughthenativetoofearth；verybroadatthebottonddinishinginbreadthup；onthesideoftheriver；aizeorlletnlytraditionrunsthattheoldalepoonytoensurethegroodetisneyusedtobethrotohavebeenanphilae；thepriestsusedtocastneyandofferingsofgoldintotheriveratafestivallytookplaceattherisingoftheer
thenextgreatoperationoftheagriittingoftheseedtotheearthassudthenandufulriteonthissubjeoufulsanyritesblethoseoftheegyptiansandareobservedaboutthesatithusatthefestivalofthethesphoriainathensensitonthegroundandfastandtheboeotiansopenthevaultsofthesorroingthatfestivalsorroeterissorroonthisthenthofsoonthofdeterforiteofyeareofthefruitsvanishingandfailingfrohetrees；etoturitythustheydidinnyrespectslikethoseoutheirdead
theegyptianharvest；asnbutinspring；inthenthsofranthetiofharvest；atleastinagoodyear；stnecessarilybeas
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easonofjoy：inbringinghohissheavesheisrequitedforhislongandanxiouslaboursyetiftheoldegyptianfarrfeltaseentoverthefirstsheafstohavetakentheforfalananerossilarplaintivestrainsentationsforthegodkilledbythesianeros；appliedtothedirge；appearstobederivedfroertaineaningetothyhouse；entationsforthedeadgod
esorthavebeenobservedbyotherpeoples；probablyforthesapurposethusongallvegetables；byeantize；holdsthefirstplayandtheyththatitsprangfrohebloodofanoldankilledbyherdisobedientsonsafterthelastanbringingtheintothefieldaeandnotgoony；oferyisnoostforgotten；anentationsandtheinvobletheanentingoverthefirstthefieldtothehousereselestheegyptianinvitationtoosiris；etothyhousesointheeastindiestothisdaypeopleobserveelaboratethefieldstothebathenandiofeastafriaberanakesabonfireofthebraneoftheeleusine；andeaputsonegraininheecklace；cheenfolkonthisoccasion；andtheysorroeandplaceinthelofttodry
thenbodiedinaoaballerofthefieldreinstobereaped；theoofagrave；andtofthegrave；andthesheikhpronouncestheseanisdeadearthisafterayallahbringusbacktheofthedead
chapter40thenatureofosiris
1osirisagod
theforegoingsurveyofthethandritualofosirisysuffipandglauresthepriestshadinvestedhisasthegodesonthofathyrthatfestivalappearstohavebeenessentiallyafestivalofsoeanaouldedofearthand；ightetolifeagainonytoensurethegropathetibyeveryegyptianfarronhisfieldslongbeforeitpleinthede；butdoubtlessanan；naly；asheafofayretufrohedead；outofhehegodosiriswasprobablydeveloped
thedetailsofhisthfitinoreappropriateparentageuldbeinventedforthethegroundthathasbeenfertilisedbytheusthaveknoentheuseofostnaturallytoldofthegodhielffurther；thestorythathisngledreinsaybeathioreprobablythelegendybearenisofslayingahunviindeeuropethefigureofdeathissotistoinpieakethesaretreatedinthesahreg
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ardtotheanself；eered；andburiedintheirpersonsthatheghtquickentheseedintheearth
possiblyinprehistoriberedinthatelengthaulus；thefirstkingofro；entsofhintheground；andthetraditionaldayofhisdeath；theseventhofjuly；piousnarofsaanypointsandtohavebeentolifroienedeathastheirgod；itisreasonabletosupposethattheypersonatedhithestorythatthethrabfroibythebacchanalsseetoindicatethathetooperishedinthecharacterofthegodightregainitsfertility
further；forthesakeofensuringthefruitfulnessoftheearthheissaidtohavebeendroostprosperousliterally；blessedenvaluehihatethatheovedtohringarikiandintendedforburialthere；thearikiandrkberedthatthishalfdanbelong