(42) Isis is shown with her son Horus in her arms. She is crowned with the lunar orb, ornamented with the horns of rams or bulls. Orus, or Horus as he is more generally known, was the son of Isis and Osiris. He was the god of time, hours, days, and this narrow span of life recognized as mortal existence. In all probability, the four sons of Horus represent the four kingdoms of Nature. It was Horus who finally avenged the murder of his father, Osiris, by slaying Typhon, the spirit of Evil.

(45) Frequently the statue of Isis was accompanied by the figure of a large black and white ox. The ox represents either Osiris as Taurus, the bull of the zodiac, or Apis, an animal sacred to Osiris because of its peculiar markings and colorings. Among the Egyptians, the bull was a beast of burden. Hence the presence of the animal was a reminder of the labors patiently performed by Nature that all creatures may have life and health. Harpocrates, the God of Silence, holding his fingers to his mouth, often accompanies the statue of Isis. He warns all to keep the secrets of the wise from those unfit to know them.

(173) 101 To say: Osiris N., Horus is come to take care of thee; thou art his father. 101 `b.t-barley.

(641) 1813 To say: Osiris N., I have come with -------- I am Horus. 1813 I have come, that I may speak for thee; I am thy son. 1814 Osiris N., thou art the eldest son of Geb, 1814 his primogeniture, his heir. 1814 Osiris N., thou art he who dawnest after him; 1815 the inheritance was given to thee by the Ennead; 1815 thou art powerful over the Ennead, and even (over) every god. 1816 ------------------------------------------- 1816 --- [an eye which goes] forth from thy head 1816 ----------------------------