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religion.
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edition, p. 20). " The theology of the Egyp-
tians, from whom Orpheus borrowed his ideas,"
says Eusebius in his Evangelical Preparation,
" acknowledged that the universe is God, com-
posed of several divinites which constitute his
different parts." The passage in Jamblichus,
must, then, give way, as a classical authority, to
the passage in Eusebius.
However this may be, and in whatever light
we are to consider the Egyptian divinities, an
equal amount of worship was not paid to these
divinities in all parts of Egypt. Amnion was
adored at Thebes, Phtah at Memphis, Cnonphis
at Elephantine, Horus at Edfou, Hathor at
Denderah, Neith at Sais, Soutekh at Tanis.
Thus Egypt was divided, religiouslv as well as
geographically, into districts each of which
possessed its local worship, and the gods thus
shared among themselves the religious govern-
ment of the country. An exception, however,
was made in favor of Osiris. The presiding
deity of the abode of departed spirits, Osiris,
was the god universally worshipped, and was
equally venerated in all parts of Egypt. *
*The Egyptian religion was also different at different
periods. See " Andover Review " for 1885, p. 386. — [Ed.]
53
edition, p. 20). " The theology of the Egyp-
tians, from whom Orpheus borrowed his ideas,"
says Eusebius in his Evangelical Preparation,
" acknowledged that the universe is God, com-
posed of several divinites which constitute his
different parts." The passage in Jamblichus,
must, then, give way, as a classical authority, to
the passage in Eusebius.
However this may be, and in whatever light
we are to consider the Egyptian divinities, an
equal amount of worship was not paid to these
divinities in all parts of Egypt. Amnion was
adored at Thebes, Phtah at Memphis, Cnonphis
at Elephantine, Horus at Edfou, Hathor at
Denderah, Neith at Sais, Soutekh at Tanis.
Thus Egypt was divided, religiouslv as well as
geographically, into districts each of which
possessed its local worship, and the gods thus
shared among themselves the religious govern-
ment of the country. An exception, however,
was made in favor of Osiris. The presiding
deity of the abode of departed spirits, Osiris,
was the god universally worshipped, and was
equally venerated in all parts of Egypt. *
*The Egyptian religion was also different at different
periods. See " Andover Review " for 1885, p. 386. — [Ed.]