The dawn of astronomy; a study of the temple-worship and mythology of the ancient Egyptians (1894)
Lockyer, Joseph Norman,Sir,1836-1920 · London, Cassell · leaf 317
Y FORM. 297 it clearly suggests that this temple was dedicated to the godMill or Khem, and was oriented to the star Spica; so thatat Thebes alone it looks as if the three gods represented bymummies—different stellar forms of Osiris—Klions, Ptah andMin, have all been run to earth in the three stars… … ISIS. OSIRIS AND HuKL.^. We gather, then, that the wonderful old-world myth of Isisand Osiris is astronomical from beginning to end, althoughOsiris in this case is not the sun, but the moon. But I have notyet finished with the mummy form; the waning moon is alsoOsiris. It is supposed to be dying…
Astronomy, Egyptian · Temples · Sun worship
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