. Osiris and the Egyptian resurrection;. Anubis, under the direction of Thoth, reconstituting the body of Osiris with the help ofthe Frog-goddess Heqet. Nephthys sits at the head of the bier and Isis at the Osiris begetting Horus by Isis, who is in the form of a hawk ; the second hawk isNephthys. At the head of the bier sits Hathor and at the foot the Frog-goddessHeqet. new birth, and on a Christian lamp, described byLanzone,^ is a figure of a frog surrounded by the legend*Eyfu el/at Avacrrctcrt?, I am the resurrection. It isnot easy at first sight to understand why the frog shouldhave
. Osiris and the Egyptian resurrection;. Anubis, under the direction of Thoth, reconstituting the body of Osiris with the help ofthe Frog-goddess Heqet. Nephthys sits at the head of the bier and Isis at the Osiris begetting Horus by Isis, who is in the form of a hawk ; the second hawk isNephthys. At the head of the bier sits Hathor and at the foot the Frog-goddessHeqet. new birth, and on a Christian lamp, described byLanzone,^ is a figure of a frog surrounded by the legend*Eyfu el/at Avacrrctcrt?, I am the resurrection. It isnot easy at first sight to understand why the frog shouldhave been a symbol of new life to the Egyptians anymore than the beetle, but when we read Livingstones ^ Dizionario, p. 853. Osiris and Sacrifice and Offerings 281 description of the frog called madamedo ^ the reasonbecomes apparent. This frog is 5J inches long, its headis 3 inches wide, its body 4^ inches, and its forelegs andhindlegs are 3 inches and 6 inches long respectively. Inthe driest part of the desert after a thunderstorm thepools of water become filled immediately with loud-croaking frogs. The natives think they fall from theclouds, but this is not so. The madamedo hides itselfin a hole at the root o
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