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Osiris's abode
A Travel Blog entry by maria.raymond from Qena, Qinā, Egypt
Our tour guide met us to take us north to the temples of Osiris and Denderah. After a very long drive, we came to the temple of Osiris, in Abydos. It was built by Seti I. The temple has all the characteristics of that of previous temples. King Seti I is ...
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Bryce Teaser, Red Rocks, and Osiris Creamery
A Travel Blog entry by kupdegra from Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, United States
... my photos are going to be at an all time low, or find something else to occupy us? I heard of an old creamery near Osiris on the ScenicByway 12. Not in operation, but unique that someone would build a creamery here. So, after ...
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Arrival in Cairo!!
A Travel Blog entry by xuanargi from Cairo, Al Qahirah, Egypt
... arrived at Cairo at a little after 8.00pm and were greeted by the driver we have arranged through our hotel, Hotel Osiris. Hotel Osiris : A lot of reviews have been written about this very reasonably-priced hotel on Tripadvisor, most of them positive, and ...
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Helicopters and Lightbulbs
A Travel Blog entry by kevscott11385 from Luxor, Nile River Valley, Egypt
... the Two Lands (Upper and Lower Egypt) along the northern wall. Behind the seven sanctuaries are the inner sanctuaries of Osiris, with three side chapels dedicated to Isis, Seti and Horus respectively. The reliefs in these chapels retain much of their ...
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Upper Egypt
A Travel Blog entry by studt.family from Aswan, Nile River Valley, Egypt
... this so he killed his brother and threw the body into the Nile River so he could claim the throne. Isis was devastated after Osiris’ death and turned into a vulture to search for his body. She found him, brought him to Amun-Ra and begged ...
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A very brief introduction to the history of Egypt
A Travel Blog entry by fifoota from Alexandria, Egypt
... ) Isis was very beautiful. She married her brother Osiris. Unfortunately Seth, Osiris's evil brother was jealous and killed Osiris (anyone thinking Cain and Abel here?). Isis was devastated and appealed to the gods to let her see Osiris ...
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Life on the Nile
A Travel Blog entry by stevecori from Aswan, Egypt
... known in the pantheon of Egyptian dieties as the god who was murdered by his brother, Seth. This murder was then avenged by Osiris's son, Horus (another heavy-hitter in the temple circuit). But it was Isis who searched all over Egypt for the limbs of ...
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Come Sail Away with Me - Nile Cruise Days 3,4,5,6
A Travel Blog entry by lawyerchick92 from On the Nile, Aswān, Egypt
... and Horus' father, Osiris, because Osiris married Isis (who Seth wanted to marry). Seth (represented by a hippopotamus) cut Osiris into 14 pieces, but only 13 pieces were found by Isis (hence unlucky 13). Horus avenged his father's ...
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Home of our guide Waul
A Travel Blog entry by megantrent from Aswan, Nile River Valley, Egypt
... of his position as King. In short Isis brought Osiris back to life and conceived Horus - therefore being simultaneously alive and dead, Osiris became the god and king of the dead and afterlife. The Temple of Philae is considered to be the burial ...
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Day 5 - 10 September 2008
A Travel Blog entry by billybull from Kom Ombo, Egypt
... conceived after Osiris' death, and it was only following the hardship of collecting his body parts by his mother, Isis, that Osiris was sufficiently resurrected to give life to Horus. The unity of Osiris and Horus — Osiris was often understood to ...
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Ancient Egypt History Lesson-Part 1
A Travel Blog entry by shyoungstr from Cairo, Egypt
... off the shelves and apply them to every spot on my arm explaining the most important essences of the seven chakras: Lotus: Crown of Osiris (God of Paradise) Sandalwood: Eye of Horus (Falcon God) Ambar Kashir: Throat of Toth (God of writing) Atar of Roses ...
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Tour of Abydos & Dendara
A Travel Blog entry by freya691 from Luxor, Nile River Valley, Egypt
... scenes of the same figures descending which was used for the processions return. There are a couple of shrines here dedicated to Osiris, with doors leading into 2 chambers. In one of these chambers there is an amazing sight of the Zodiac. This is ...
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Philae Temple and Aswan High Dam
A Travel Blog entry by the_tardifs from Aswan, Egypt
... afterall, they could do anything." The abbreviated story of Isis is that she had 2 brothers and one sister. She married her brother Osiris although her other brother, Mut, had always loved her best and wanted to marry her. Alas, Mut had to settle for ...
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De' Nile is a River in Egypt
A Travel Blog entry by lauraaradi from Aswan, Aswān, Egypt
... scenes depicting judgment and the afterlife. In one common scene, the king or queen in question stands before the god Osiris and a scale with a feather on one side and the deceased’s heart on the other. If the heart is lighter ...
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Abydos
Al Balyana, , Nile River Valley, Egypt
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Once the cult center of Osiris, god of the dead, this was considered the holiest of Egyptian towns in Pharaonic times. Today this area contains the Cenotaph Temple of Seti I, one of the most intact temples remaining in Egypt that was built between 1294- ...



