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title: On Egyptian Deities
title_greek: Ἀπόσπασμα
author: Hermaeus of Paropamisadae
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# On Egyptian Deities

*Ἀπόσπασμα*

**Author:** Hermaeus of Paropamisadae

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## ΠΕΡΙ ΑΙΓΥΠΤΙΩΝ.

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Plutarch. De Is. et Osir. c. 37: Ἀρίστων τοίνυν ὁ γεγραφὼς Ἀθηναίων ἀποικίαν ἐπιστολῇ τινι Ἀλεξάρχου περιέπεσεν, ἐν ᾗ Διὸς ἱστορεῖται καὶ Ἴσιδος υἱὸς ὢν ὁ Διόνυσος ὑπὸ Αἰγυπτίων, οὐκ Ὄσιρις, ἀλλὰ Ἀρ σαφὴς (ἐν τῷ ἄλφα γράμματι) λέγεσθαι, δηλοῦντος τὸ ἀνδρεῖον τοῦ ὀνόματος. Ἐμφαίνει δὲ τοῦτο καὶ ὁ Ἑρμαῖος ἐν τῇ πρώτῃ Περὶ Αἰγυπτίων· ὄμβριμον γάρ φησι μεθερμηνευόμενον εἶναι τὸν Ὄσιριν. Idem ibid. c. 42: Ὁ γὰρ Ὄσιρις ἀγαθοποιὸς, καὶ τοὔνομα πολλὰ φράζει, οὐχ ἥκιστα δὲ κράτος ἐνεργοῦν καὶ ἀγαθοποιὸν, ὃ λέγουσι. Τὸ δ’ ἕτερον ὄνομα τοῦ θεοῦ τὸν Ὄμφιν εὐεργέτην ὁ Ἑρμαῖός φησιν δηλοῦν ἑρμη νευόμενον.

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