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The Myth of Osiris and Isis: Multiple Choice
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- 01Who is the devoted wife of Osiris who travels all over Egypt to find the pieces of his dismembered body?
- 02What object did Set use to initially trap and kill Osiris during a banquet?
- 03After being resurrected, Osiris becomes the ruler and judge of what realm?
- 04In the Egyptian myth, which god murders his brother Osiris out of jealousy?
- 05The epic conflict between Horus and Set is often interpreted as a mythological representation of the struggle between which two forces?
- 06The god Thoth, known for his wisdom and magic, assisted Isis by providing the divine words for what crucial act?
- 07According to the most common version of the myth by Plutarch, into how many pieces did Set dismember Osiris's body?
- 08Which part of Osiris's body was Isis unable to recover because it had been eaten by a fish in the Nile?
- 09Which god, conceived by Isis after Osiris's death, grows up to avenge his father by battling Set?
- 10Besides Isis, which goddess, who was also Set's wife, aided in the search for and mourning of Osiris?