Amentet Neferet - Religion and Traditions of Ancient Egypt ha compartido su foto. Ayer a las 10:31 · THE MYTH OF OSIRIS: THE REIGN OF OSIRIS ON EARTH - part IV: the Conquests of Osiris [the Great God Osiris enthroned, detail from the II Hypostyle Hall of the Great Temple of Abydos] The myth concerning the conquests of Osiris, especially in Asia, corresponds exactly to the hellenic myth about the conquests of Dionysos; the fullest account about it are the “Dionysiaca” by Nonnos of Khemmis/Panopolis (in the IX nome of Upper Egypt). Indeed all the hellenic sources identify Osiris with Dionysos, without any doubt or hesitation, but as a well known religious truth. And it is important to remember that with His conquest of Asia, Alexander the Great followed the example of Osiris-Dionysos, realizing again what the Great God has done in the most ancient times: and in fact Alexander the Great was called New Dionysos. “Of Osiris they say that, being of a beneficent turn of mind, and eager for glory, He gathered together a great army, with the intention of visiting all the inhabited earth and teaching the race of men how to cultivate the vine and sow wheat and barley. (…) Now after Osiris had established the affairs of Egypt and turned the supreme power over to Isis His wife, they say that He placed Hermes-Thoth at Her side as counsellor because His prudence raised Him above the Kings other friends, and as general of all the land under His sway He left Herakles (Herakles is identified with Herishef/Arsaphes, with Khonsu, with Shu and Khonsu-Shu), Who was both His kinsman and renowned for His valour and physical strength, while as governors He appointed Busiris over those parts of Egypt which lie towards Phoenicia and border upon the sea, and Antaeus over those adjoining Ethiopia and Libya; then He Himself left Egypt with His army to make His campaign, taking in His company also His brother, whom the Greeks call Apollo (Haroeris, Horus the Ancient). And it was Apollo-Haroeris, they say, Who discovered the laurel, a garland of which all men place about the head of this God above all others. The discovery of ivy is also attributed to Osiris by the Egyptians and made sacred to this God, just as the Greeks also do in the case of Dionysos. And in the Egyptian language, they say, the ivy is called the plant of Osiris and for purposes of dedication is preferred to the vine, since the latter sheds its leaves while the former ever remains green; the same rule, moreover, the ancients have followed in the case of other plants also which are perennially green, ascribing, for instance, the myrtle to Aphrodite-Hathor and the laurel to Apollo-Haroeris. Now Osiris was accompanied on His campaign, as the Egyptian account goes, by His two sons Anubis and Macedon-Upuaut, Who were distinguished for Their valour. Both of Them carried the most notable accoutrements of war, taken from certain animals whose character was not unlike the boldness of the men, Anubis wearing a dogs skin and Macedon-Upuaut the fore-parts of a wolf; and it is for this reason that these animals are held in honour among the Egyptians. He also took Pan-Min along on His campaign, Who is held in special honour by the Egyptians; for the inhabitants of the land have not only set up statues of Him at every Temple but have also named a city after Him in the Thebaid, called by the natives Khemmis, which when translated means City of Pan (Panopolis). In His company were also men who were experienced in agriculture, such as Maron in the cultivation of the vine, and Triptolemos in the sowing of grain and in every step in the harvesting of it. And when all His preparations had been completed Osiris made a vow to the Gods that He would let His hair grow until His return to Egypt and then made His way through Ethiopia; and this is the reason why this custom with regard to their hair was observed among the Egyptians until recent times, and why those who journeyed abroad let their hair grow until their return home. (Diodorus Siculus, I, 17-18) Corrdialy Arqls° Carol Reagan & Cira Cesar Soriano Ríos
Posted on: Sat, 13 Dec 2014 01:33:10 +0000
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