The Golden Bough A Study in Magic and Religion By James George Frazer, D.C.L., LL.D., Litt.D. Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge Professor of Social Anthropology in the University of Liverpool Vol. VI. of XII. Part IV: Adonis Attis Osiris. Vol. 2 of 2. New York and London MacMillan and Co. 1911 CONTENTS Chapter I. The Myth Of Osiris. Chapter II. The Official Egyptian Calendar. Chapter III. The Calendar of the Egyptian Farmer. § 1. The Rise and Fall of the Nile. § 2. Rites of Irrigation. § 3. Rites of Sowing. § 4. Rites of Harvest. Chapter IV. The Official Festivals of Osiris. § 1. The Festival at Sais. § 2. Feasts of All Souls. § 3. The Festival in the Month of Athyr. § 4. The Festival in the Month of Khoiak. § 5. The Resurrection of Osiris. § 6. Readjustment of Egyptian Festivals. Chapter V. The Nature of Osiris. § 1. Osiris a Corn-God. § 2. Osiris a Tree-Spirit. § 3. Osiris a God of Fertility. § 4. Osiris a God of the Dead. Chapter VI. Isis. Chapter VII. Osiris and the Sun. Chapter VIII. Osiris and the Moon. Chapter IX. The Doctrine of Lunar Sympathy. Chapter X. The King As Osiris. Chapter XI. The Origin of Osiris. Chapter XII. Mother-Kin And Mother Goddesses. § 1. Dying Gods and Mourning Goddesses. § 2. Influence of Mother-Kin on Religion. § 3. Mother-Kin and Mother Goddesses in the Ancient East. Notes. I. Moloch The King. II. The Widowed Flamen. § 1. The Pollution of Death. § 2. The Marriage of the Roman Gods. § 3. Children of Living Parents in Ritual. III. A Charm To Protect a Town. IV. Some Customs Of The Pelew Islanders. § 1. Priests dressed as Women. § 2. Prostitution of Unmarried Girls. § 3. Custom of slaying Chiefs. Index. Footnotes [Cover Art] [Transcriber’s Note: The above cover image was produced by the submitter at Distributed Proofreaders, and is being placed into the public domain.] CHAPTER I. THE MYTH OF OSIRIS.