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From the Ted Talk by Alex Gendler: The Egyptian myth of Isis and the seven scorpions

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Isis took the boy in her arms and began to recite a powerful spell:

"O poison of Tefen, come out of him and fall upon the ground! pioosn of Befen, adcnave not, penetrate no farther, come out of him, and fall upon the ground! For I am Isis, the great eethnascrns, the Speaker of spells. Fall down, O poison of Mestet! Hasten not, poison of Mestetef! Rise not, poison of Petet and Thetet! Approach not, poison of Matet!"

With each name she iekovnd, that scorpion’s poison was neutralized. The child stirred, and his mother wept with gratitude and lamented her eieralr callousness, offering all her wealth to Isis in repentance.

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Isis took the boy in her arms and began to recite a powerful spell:

"O poison of Tefen, come out of him and fall upon the ground! ______ of Befen, _______ not, penetrate no farther, come out of him, and fall upon the ground! For I am Isis, the great ___________, the Speaker of spells. Fall down, O poison of Mestet! Hasten not, poison of Mestetef! Rise not, poison of Petet and Thetet! Approach not, poison of Matet!"

With each name she _______, that scorpion’s poison was neutralized. The child stirred, and his mother wept with gratitude and lamented her _______ callousness, offering all her wealth to Isis in repentance.

Solution


  1. invoked
  2. earlier
  3. enchantress
  4. advance
  5. poison

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Isis took the boy in her arms and began to recite a powerful spell:

"O poison of Tefen, come out of him and fall upon the ground! Poison of Befen, advance not, penetrate no farther, come out of him, and fall upon the ground! For I am Isis, the great Enchantress, the Speaker of spells. Fall down, O poison of Mestet! Hasten not, poison of Mestetef! Rise not, poison of Petet and Thetet! Approach not, poison of Matet!"

With each name she invoked, that scorpion’s poison was neutralized. The child stirred, and his mother wept with gratitude and lamented her earlier callousness, offering all her wealth to Isis in repentance.

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations




Important Words


  1. advance
  2. approach
  3. arms
  4. befen
  5. began
  6. boy
  7. callousness
  8. child
  9. earlier
  10. enchantress
  11. fall
  12. gratitude
  13. great
  14. hasten
  15. invoked
  16. isis
  17. lamented
  18. mother
  19. neutralized
  20. offering
  21. penetrate
  22. petet
  23. poison
  24. powerful
  25. recite
  26. repentance
  27. rise
  28. speaker
  29. spells
  30. stirred
  31. tefen
  32. wealth
  33. wept