The struggle of the nations - Egypt, Syria, and Assyria . Miit—the mother—by which she was invoked, and Amonwas supposed to have adopted Montu, the god of Hermonthis, in order tocomplete bis triad. Montu, however, formerly the sovereign of the Thebanplain, and lord over Amon himself, was of too exalted a rank to play theinferior part of a divine son. The priests were, therefore, obliged to fall backupon a personage of lesser importance, named Khonsii, who up to that periodhad been relegated to an obscure position in the celestial hierarchy. Howthey came to identify him with the moon, and subse
The struggle of the nations - Egypt, Syria, and Assyria . Miit—the mother—by which she was invoked, and Amonwas supposed to have adopted Montu, the god of Hermonthis, in order tocomplete bis triad. Montu, however, formerly the sovereign of the Thebanplain, and lord over Amon himself, was of too exalted a rank to play theinferior part of a divine son. The priests were, therefore, obliged to fall backupon a personage of lesser importance, named Khonsii, who up to that periodhad been relegated to an obscure position in the celestial hierarchy. Howthey came to identify him with the moon, and subsequently with Osiris and Becueil de Travaux, vol. iii. pp. 10-1-lOG, and Mdanges de Mythologie et dArcMologie Eijyptienms^vol. ii. jip. 26, 27. Drawn by Faucher-Gudin, from a bronze statuette in the Gizeb Museum ; cf. Mariette, Albumphotographiqiie du Musee de Boidaq, pi. i. * Plan drawn by Tliuillier: A is the pylon, B the court, G the hypostyle hall, E the passageisolating the sanctuary, D the sanctuary, F the opisthodomus with its usual
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