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On Isis and Osiris (De Iside et Osiride)
Plutarch · c. 100 CE · Ancient Greek
Ancient text
On Isis and Osiris (De Iside et Osiride)
Plutarch
Plutarch's essay on Egyptian religion and the only connected ancient narrative of the Osiris myth: Set's murder of Osiris, Isis's search, and Horus's vengeance, told with Greek names and philosophical interpretation.
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Plutarch's essay on Egyptian religion and the only connected ancient narrative of the Osiris myth: Set's murder of Osiris, Isis's search, and Horus's vengeance, told with Greek names and philosophical interpretation.
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