Isis Of Egypt Goddess Of Thrones – Malayna Evans

I dropped lower to glide beneath the gust, chanting the numinous words Heka and I had practiced and mentally rifling through my list of ingredients: crushed cow bones, fresh crocodile dung, four blank scrolls of the finest papyri, a golden ankh amulet … Everything I’d need, but for Osiris’s blood, was nestled into the bag secreted under my feathered wing. As always, whatever was on my body when I transformed stayed with me until I reverted back.

But although I’d transferred goods in bird form a million times before, my bag had rarely been so heavy. The list of ingredients was as extensive as the goal was lofty. And my emotions were as blustery as Egypt’s strongest breeze. One moment I was alive with hope. The next, battered by despair. For the spell to work, I’d need to find a way to coax blood from Osiris’s decayed tissue.

The closer I drew to the marsh, the less convinced I was that such a thing was possible. What if Osiris was damned to an unconscious, isolated eternity because I couldn’t magic up a drop of his precious lifeblood? I pushed the negative thoughts away. To achieve, one must first believe. And yet, I couldn’t stop barriers and possibilities from warring in my mind as I coasted over the marsh. When the unwelcome smell rose up to greet me, I went cold. The odor of sweat and wet dog lumbered over the fields of papyrus.

The scent accosted me—the scent of Set and his destructive magic. I flapped frantically, pushing the wind away as I scrambled to unwind the meaning of the vile aroma. Dropping from the sky like a rock, I landed near where I’d left Osiris, raking the space with my eyes. I groped at the foliage, searching for Osiris’s corpse.

If it weren’t for the odor, I might have turned, yet again, to hope. Perhaps I’d have tried to convince myself that my time away from Egypt had disoriented me, that I’d left him somewhere else.

His sister was his guard, She who drives off the foes, Who stops the deeds of the disturber, By the power of her utterance. The clever-tongued whose speech fails not, Effective in the word of command, Mighty Isis who protected her brother, Who sought him without wearying, Who roamed the land lamenting, Nor resting till she found him, Who made a shade with her plumage, Created breath with her wings, Who jubilated, joined her brother, Raised the weary one’s inertness, Received the seed, bore the heir, Raised the child in solitude, His abode unknown.

—Great Hymn to Osiris OceanofPDF.com Gods and Goddesses The ancient Egyptian pantheon is rich with more than 1,500 gods and goddesses. If the sheer number of deities isn’t intimidating enough, Egyptian categories—gods included—often fuse and overlap, creating syncretic deities such as Atum-Ra, a merging of the sun god Ra and the creator god Atum. Fortunately for readers, a tiny handful of these mythological beings appear on the pages here. The family at the heart of this story is the Great Ennead, the original nine creator gods in Heliopolitan theology.

Isis and her family are joined by other immortals who may be unfamiliar to readers. To help you keep key characters straight, here are a few names worth knowing. Ammit: The Devourer, composite goddess who consumes the hearts of undeserving mortals in the afterworld. Anubis: Jackal-headed god of the underworld and mummification, son of Nephthys. Apep: Serpent of chaos. Atum: Creator god of Heliopolis, great-grandfather of Isis. Bes: Apotropaic household god, protector of children and women in childbirth.

Geb: Earth god, father of Isis. Hapi: Nile god. Hathor: Great goddess associated with the sky, motherhood, and wisdom as well as all things fun, like dance and sexuality. Heka: Personification of magic. Horus: Child god associated with kingship, son of Isis. Isis: Goddess of magic, trickster associated with motherhood, protection, fertility, healing. Khonsu: Moon god, often shown as a child. Neith: Goddess of war. Nephthys: Goddess of mourning, the dead, and night, sister of Isis.

Nut: Sky goddess, mother of Isis. Osiris: God of death and resurrection, brother and husband of Isis. Selket: Scorpion goddess.

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