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“Re's descent into the underworld signifies at once his death and his resurrection. A certain text speaks of ‘Re who goes to rest in Osiris, and Osiris who goes to rest in Re.’ Numerous mythological allusions emphasize the twofold aspect of Re: solar and Osirian. By descending into the otherworld, the king becomes the equivalent of the binomial Osiris-Re.”
— Oct 15, 2026 10:44AM
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“Re's descent into the underworld signifies at once his death and his resurrection. A certain text speaks of ‘Re who goes to rest in Osiris, and Osiris who goes to rest in Re.’ Numerous mythological allusions emphasize the twofold aspect of Re: solar and Osirian. By descending into the otherworld, the king becomes the equivalent of the binomial Osiris-Re.”
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dumuzi is so serious to me
“In consequence, men, as well as certain gods, have to accept the alternation life/death. Dumuzi-Tammuz disappears, to reappear six months later. This alternation-periodical presence and absence of the god—was able to institute ‘mysteries’ concerning the salvation of men, their destiny after death.”
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“In consequence, men, as well as certain gods, have to accept the alternation life/death. Dumuzi-Tammuz disappears, to reappear six months later. This alternation-periodical presence and absence of the god—was able to institute ‘mysteries’ concerning the salvation of men, their destiny after death.”
