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'The Contendings of Horus and Seth'

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"THE CONTENDINGS OF HORUS AND SETH" Beginnings of kinship or ideas of primogeniture vs experience Source: The family tree of the Heliopolitan Ennead Artist: unknown Origins: 'The Contendings of Horus and Seth' were set between "2040-1674 BCE dating back to the early Middle Kingdom" ¹  but pre dynasty in Egyptian history. The competition between the two gods was heard far and wide and is still a famous story to this day in Egyptian mythology. The dispute at court was to see who was rightful to become the next king of Egypt after the current king Osiris(god of the underworld) was murdered by Seth(God of war and chaos, Son of Nut) his brother. Horus( god of war and sky ) was the son of Isis(goddess of healing) and the Osiris so many believed that he should be the successor to this father but others believed since Seth was Osiris's brother and was wiser and stronger than he should be the successor. The two gods had a judicial trial which was judged by the
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Homeric Hymn to Demeter

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  Homeric Hymn to Demeter Painter : Attributed to the Persephone Painter Museum Collection:  Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York The roles of Demeter and Persephone in Greek religion (including the rites at Eleusis) Demeter is the Greek goddess of agriculture and she was the daughter of the deities Cronus and Rhea. Later on, Demeter conceived a child with her bloodily related brother Zeus god of the sky(the father of gods and men)¹and gave birth to the dual deity Persephone (goddess of the underworld). The Homeric Hymn to Demeter is the story about Demeter and Persephone and it clearly shows the roles of both of them.  In the Hymn Persephone is kidnapped by her uncle Hades(god of the underworld) with her awareness of her father Zeus. When Demeter found out about this she was very displeased with Zeus and searched for Persephone in doing so came across the city of Eleusis where she took the form of an old lady. She took the role as the nanny to King and Queen's( Celeus and Metanira
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