. Kings and gods of Egypt . red upon im-mortality. Henceforward, and still by virtue ofimitative magic, the sacrificed victim loses its hos-tile character. By the Osirian death, the victimis sanctified and redeemed; its soul, freed from itsbody after the mutilation, may soar to the world ofthe Osirian gods. Seth and Osiris, the victim andthe god, are no longer to be distinguished one fromthe other, but are joined in a common subtle speculations are found fullydeveloped in other religions; for instance, in theVedic rituals. They are obscurely set forth inthe Egyptian texts. Th
. Kings and gods of Egypt . red upon im-mortality. Henceforward, and still by virtue ofimitative magic, the sacrificed victim loses its hos-tile character. By the Osirian death, the victimis sanctified and redeemed; its soul, freed from itsbody after the mutilation, may soar to the world ofthe Osirian gods. Seth and Osiris, the victim andthe god, are no longer to be distinguished one fromthe other, but are joined in a common subtle speculations are found fullydeveloped in other religions; for instance, in theVedic rituals. They are obscurely set forth inthe Egyptian texts. The bull, supporter of Seth,adversary of Osiris and sacrificed as such, becomesthe agent by which Osiris is conveyed to bears him on his back, or lends his hide where-with to make a sail for the divine barge sailingto Paradise. In fact, the typhonian animalbecomes the saviour, the liberator, the father ofthe de d man or god: Thy father is not among 1 This is the original meaning of our word host (from hostis,enemy).. c a X p ?- - -! Si The Passion of Osiris j men; thy father is th great victim [the hull].Osiris even becomes confused with the hull:Thou art the bull of the If I understand rightly the meaning of fa;Here, the Redeemer appears to extend toadversary the benefit of his sufferings; he drawsalong with him into the way of salvation theenemy from whom he can no longer be separated,since Evil was the cause of Good. Without Seth,the murderer, could men have known Osiris, theRedeemer? This interpretation provides the key to otherobscure passages of the Rituals. After the bloodysacrifice, a supper is served to Osiris, or to thedivine or human beings, objects of the liquid or solid offerings—bread, fruits, wines,milk, and butter, which are presented to the god,bear the mystical name of the Ey
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