CLAA05H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Osiris Myth, Drinking Game, Duat
19 Feb 2018
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Concept of ma"at: both a goddess and idea of order in universe to continue, divine order and balance, symbolized as feather. Life and resurrection is the focus of story. Seth turns him into animal: starts off with geb and nut come together, osiris skin color as green or black symbolizing fertility and regeneration. Throne on her head: seth is villain/ unknown animal, nephthys is seths wife. Isis turns back into human and cut pillar and finds osiris. Isis returns to egypt with chest and new prince. Isis and nephthys transformed into birds and look for pieces and found all except penis. Isis hid in marshes with horus until he was old enough to rule throne. If heavy heart you will die again and dog ammad eats you. The journey of re sun god travels across the sky during day: at night he travels into underworld, battles thru monsters and changes night to day, atum- age dying aspect of sun.
