Tuesday, October 7, 2014
Isis and Osiris - new meanings for old mythologies
Today I taught my students the myth of Isis and Osiris from Egypt, a story of jealousy, murder, and resurrection. In the back of my head as I read: how the names from this story have been appropriated for new purposes in this brave and strange new world of ours.
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