worshipped as gods, v. 52;
the most ancient, buried at Abydos, vi. 19;
their oath not to correct the vague Egyptian year by intercalation, vi. 26;
perhaps formerly slain in the character of Osiris, vi. 97 sq., 102;
as Osiris, vi. 151 sqq.;
renew their life by identifying themselves with the dead and risen Osiris, vi. 153 sq.;
born again at the Sed festival, vi. 153, 155 sq.;
perhaps formerly put to death to prevent their bodily and mental decay, vi. 154 sq., 156;
their animal masks, vii. 260;
deified, their souls deposited during life in portrait statues, xi. 157