. Kings and gods of Egypt . nd continuallymake offering of worship to me, and I will smile uponthee. Nay, if by sedulous observance and religiousservice and persistent chastity thou bear thee worthyof my godhead, thou shalt know that I alone havepower to prolong thy life beyond the space ordainedby In times past, the Egyptian devotees had aspiredto the same bliss: To come forth after a veryhappy and prolonged old age among the liegemenof Osiris. But the prospect of a long life on earthbecame desirable only because the initiate nowknew the meaning of this life and no longer feareddeath.
. Kings and gods of Egypt . nd continuallymake offering of worship to me, and I will smile uponthee. Nay, if by sedulous observance and religiousservice and persistent chastity thou bear thee worthyof my godhead, thou shalt know that I alone havepower to prolong thy life beyond the space ordainedby In times past, the Egyptian devotees had aspiredto the same bliss: To come forth after a veryhappy and prolonged old age among the liegemenof Osiris. But the prospect of a long life on earthbecame desirable only because the initiate nowknew the meaning of this life and no longer feareddeath. Cicero thus expresses his faith in theMysteries: We at last possess reasons why weshould live, and we are not only eager to live,but we cherish a better hope in Thesame sentiment is found in the inscription ofan Eleusinian initiate: Behold! it is a fairmystery that comes unto us from the Blessed;for mortals, death is no more an evil, but a Metamorphoses, xi, 6. H. E. Butlers Cicero, De legibus, ii, I. High Priest Offering the Holy Water tothe Isiaqui .
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