Egyptian belief and modern thought / by James Bonwick.

James Bonwick

Date:: 1878

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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Egyptian belief and modern thought / by James Bonwick. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Here comes a long break in the stone record. Once down there, Ishtar had considerable difficulty in getting up again. The gods took pity upon her, yet had no way of overawing the Lord of Hades, who was master in his own house. But the scheming divinities knew a clever magician, a black man, and sent him down to cheat the Pluto. He mightily entertained the Internals with his tricks, and took a sly opportunity to give poor Ishtar a cup of the water of life he had brought with him. At once she was able to rise from Hades. As she passed each gate, she recovered her jewels. “ The seventh gate let her go forth, and restored to her the great crown on her head.”