Collected Works of Xenophon

and again upon the things of the Pythian some from him

An account concerning Isis having come from Argos into Egypt, but beside the Libyans that time, they say many of the men did not have a happy face. And they say that the one of the spear, Osiris, is lawfully named. They say that Osiris was killed by Typhon, and having heard truly; not intending this body having learned man it was adorned. And the remaining the saving oath and portion wanting all to partake of the hatred and death thinking to have worked together and to have guarded the insolence against them. And Isis being the sister of Osiris and wife, to follow the tax struggling together, and to avenge Typhon and those who worked together. And according to the house, and the fight of parents, beside the river, much confusion both of the bodies and parts. For which a great contribution according to the ancient form the appellation it had, when this having been called Osiris about the same of the things to be said of Isis having happened. And therefore Isis, all the parts of the body, except the male organ, they say she found. And wanting the goodwill toward her own brother and honor to leave nothing to those inhabiting the cause, to complete the glory to those in the half-forms; and from them they say she molded a part, and some to be healed similar to Osiris, the part. From perfume and wax. Which also embracing city by city the priests, to adjure all to reveal to no one the divine sign to them faith. But in private to each all, that to them alone it is entrusted honor to them burial. To the orthodox to be reminded, to exhort burying in their own

places the body, us just like Osiris to be consecrated, and the things written in the unseen, which I shall do to solve. And thus honoring to those of Isis us just like also before Osiris, and after the death of the similar of that glory deeming worthy. And wanting nothing of the porch to solve but the exhortation says this upon the things foretold to us. The third part of the country to give to them for the healings and services of the gods. And they say that the sacred works were very much cared for to consecrate and the requested council to grant harmony. And beside these the piety having been challenged, to do everything according to the entrance of the gods. Through which up to these of each of the priests being supposed to be buried, to be guarded the Osiris. And these indeed the beginning of the honors from Isis and honors. From which she herself their bodies. For truly some at the same time remaining has become the cause of Isis. To the men, being parents, the one named the name Osiris and Isis. Osiris and Isis to be gods. And these themselves to be consecrated. And commonly to be shown by their statues. For these the 3 openly to find. And the grain by the salvations to call. But before the seed, and the common takings of the expenses to be benefited. And Isis they say was the greatest of Osiris’s death to swear, it is not lawful for a stranger’s food to receive. And the changes of the rest of the life of times, and the expenses to be lawful. And those from the hearth to be consecrated. And all those leaping. Similarly also this having happened, which we honor as a handmaiden fortune of men. And us according to the portion. Since power-