Manual of mythology : Greek and Roman, Norse, and old German, Hindoo and Egyptian mythology . ns in the storyof Neith, and in that of Athene, Ahana, Ushas, and Eos. Thewide prevalence of this gods worship shows in what impor-tance he was held, an im]>ortance naturally attaching to thesun-god among all nations given to elemental worship. FromRa, with the prefixed syllable Pi, was derived the name Phrah,or, in Old Testament spelling, Pharaoh. Every Pharaoh wasthus entitled son of the sun. All this suggests that Sabaiism,or fire-worship, was originally practised in Egypt. Ra is alsoidentical w
Manual of mythology : Greek and Roman, Norse, and old German, Hindoo and Egyptian mythology . ns in the storyof Neith, and in that of Athene, Ahana, Ushas, and Eos. Thewide prevalence of this gods worship shows in what impor-tance he was held, an im]>ortance naturally attaching to thesun-god among all nations given to elemental worship. FromRa, with the prefixed syllable Pi, was derived the name Phrah,or, in Old Testament spelling, Pharaoh. Every Pharaoh wasthus entitled son of the sun. All this suggests that Sabaiism,or fire-worship, was originally practised in Egypt. Ra is alsoidentical with liaal, a name implying *Mord, and applied tothe sun. Baalbek means city of the sun, and was so namedby the Greeks—Heliopolis. SEB Is said to be the son of Ra. Tie is a sort of EgyptianKronos, being represented in tlic hieroglyi^liics to be thefather of the gods. Here again we have an interchange offunctions; for it has been seen that Nei)h, Pthah, etc., havebeen similarly described. Also, like other gods in and out ofGreek mythology, Seb marries his own sister, Nutpe. These iy Osiris. m I
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