Nephthys, Horus, and Isis Amulet, Late Period, Saite, Dynasty 26, 664–525 B.C., From Egypt, Faience, H. 4.0 cm (1 9/16 in), These three deities make up the Osirian triad from the great myth in Egyptian funerary religion. Horus, the young boy in the center, was the son of Osiris. His uncle Seth tried to kill him in order to become king of the gods, but Horus was saved by the magical skill and cunning of his mother, Isis
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