Motif
Aetiology for metal images of Horus
aetiology_for_metal_images_of_horus
A motif of the Cosmic Origin and Creation family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
egyptian
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The Literature of the Ancient Egyptians LEGENDS OF THE GODS / THE DESTRUCTION OF MANKIND / THE LEGEND OF RA AND ISIS / THE LEGEND OF HORUS OF BEHUTET AND THE WINGED DISK; lines 2839-2920 confidence: high
Thoth calls on the gods to rejoice and says that Young Horus has made deeds of valour manifest “according to the Book of slaying the Hippopotamus”; from that day figures of Horus are made in metal.
After Thoth praises Horus's deeds, the passage states that from that day figures of Horus were made in metal.
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