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Legends of the Gods

14 chapters · complete text

Contents

The Legend of Neb-er-Tcher — The History of Creation
The Legend of the Destruction of Mankind
The Legend of Ra and Isis
The Legend of Heru-Behutet — And the Winged Disk
The Legend of the Birth of Horus
A Legend of Khensu Nefer-Hetep — And the Princess of Bekhten
The Legend of the Death and Resurrection of Horus
The History of Isis and Osiris — According to Classical Writers
Text: The Destruction of Mankind
Text: Ra and Isis
Text: Horus of Behutet and the Winged Disk
Text: Khnemu and a Seven Years' Famine
Text: The Death of Horus Through the Scorpion
Text: Isis and Osiris

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