Motif
divine body as source of life and fertility
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A motif of the Sacred Substance and Divine Intoxication family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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egyptian
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The Literature of the Ancient Egyptians CHAPTER XII / EGYPTIAN HYMNS TO THE GODS / HYMNS TO THE SUN-GOD / HYMN TO OSIRIS; lines 7528-7555 confidence: high
The Nile appears from the sweat of his hands; he breathes air into men's nostrils; flowers, herbage, reeds, barley, wheat, and plants subsist through his nostrils.
The Nile arises from the deity's sweat; breath, vegetation, crops, and human life are said to depend on parts or emissions of his body.
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