granpa
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the battles between the demigods heracles, theseus, perseus, Bellerophon, and Jason and the monstrous sons of Typhon and Echidna make up a huge part of greek mythology (ultimately ending with the trojan war).
According to the greeks, during the time of typhon the greek gods went to egypt and transformed themselves into animals.
Yet I can find no parallels in egyptian mythology
This seems like a rather gaping hole in egyptian mythology.
I am assuming that:
Osiris = Ouranos
Set = Cronus
Horus = Zeus
apep = typhon
Heryshaf = heracles
sons of typhon = nagas (hindu mythology)
Wikipedia:
Nāga is the Sanskrit and Pāli word for a deity or class of entity or being, taking the form of a very great snake — specifically the king cobra, found in Hinduism and Buddhism
The great nemesis of the Nagas in the Mahabharata is the gigantic eagle-king Garuda. Garuda and the Nagas began life as cousins. The sage Kasyapa had two wives (amongst his 13 wives, all prajapati Daksha's daughters), Kadru and Vinata, the former of whom desired many offspring, and the latter of whom desired few but powerful offspring. Each got her wish. Kadru laid 1000 eggs which hatched into snakes, and Vinata laid two, which hatched into the charioteer of Surya the sun god and Garuda. Through a foolish bet, Vinata became enslaved to her sister, and as a result Vinata's son Garuda was required to do the bidding of the snakes. Though compliant, he chafed and built up a grudge that he would never relinquish. When he asked the snakes what he would have to do in order to be released from his bondage, they told him he would have to bring them amrita, the elixir of immortality
According to the greeks, during the time of typhon the greek gods went to egypt and transformed themselves into animals.
Yet I can find no parallels in egyptian mythology
This seems like a rather gaping hole in egyptian mythology.
I am assuming that:
Osiris = Ouranos
Set = Cronus
Horus = Zeus
apep = typhon
Heryshaf = heracles
sons of typhon = nagas (hindu mythology)
Wikipedia:
Nāga is the Sanskrit and Pāli word for a deity or class of entity or being, taking the form of a very great snake — specifically the king cobra, found in Hinduism and Buddhism
The great nemesis of the Nagas in the Mahabharata is the gigantic eagle-king Garuda. Garuda and the Nagas began life as cousins. The sage Kasyapa had two wives (amongst his 13 wives, all prajapati Daksha's daughters), Kadru and Vinata, the former of whom desired many offspring, and the latter of whom desired few but powerful offspring. Each got her wish. Kadru laid 1000 eggs which hatched into snakes, and Vinata laid two, which hatched into the charioteer of Surya the sun god and Garuda. Through a foolish bet, Vinata became enslaved to her sister, and as a result Vinata's son Garuda was required to do the bidding of the snakes. Though compliant, he chafed and built up a grudge that he would never relinquish. When he asked the snakes what he would have to do in order to be released from his bondage, they told him he would have to bring them amrita, the elixir of immortality
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