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From the Ted Talk by Alex Gendler: The Egyptian myth of the death of Osiris

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Set’s victory seemed complete, but he hadn’t counted on his ssretis. Set’s wife ntyheps was also his sister, while their other sister, the goddess Isis, was married to their brother Osiris. Isis was dmtreiened to find Osiris, and enlisted Nephtys’s help behind Set’s back. The two sisters took the saphe of falcons and tearvlled far and wide. Some children who had seen the coffin float by pointed them to the palace of Byblos. Isis adopted a new dsisugie and approached the palace. The queen was so charmed by the disguised goddess that she entrusted her with nursing the baby pncrie. Isis decided to make the child immortal by bathing him in fmlae. When the horrified queen came upon this scene, Isis revealed herself and demanded the tree.

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Set’s victory seemed complete, but he hadn’t counted on his _______. Set’s wife _______ was also his sister, while their other sister, the goddess Isis, was married to their brother Osiris. Isis was __________ to find Osiris, and enlisted Nephtys’s help behind Set’s back. The two sisters took the _____ of falcons and _________ far and wide. Some children who had seen the coffin float by pointed them to the palace of Byblos. Isis adopted a new ________ and approached the palace. The queen was so charmed by the disguised goddess that she entrusted her with nursing the baby ______. Isis decided to make the child immortal by bathing him in _____. When the horrified queen came upon this scene, Isis revealed herself and demanded the tree.

Solution


  1. travelled
  2. sisters
  3. prince
  4. determined
  5. shape
  6. nephtys
  7. flame
  8. disguise

Original Text


Set’s victory seemed complete, but he hadn’t counted on his sisters. Set’s wife Nephtys was also his sister, while their other sister, the goddess Isis, was married to their brother Osiris. Isis was determined to find Osiris, and enlisted Nephtys’s help behind Set’s back. The two sisters took the shape of falcons and travelled far and wide. Some children who had seen the coffin float by pointed them to the palace of Byblos. Isis adopted a new disguise and approached the palace. The queen was so charmed by the disguised goddess that she entrusted her with nursing the baby prince. Isis decided to make the child immortal by bathing him in flame. When the horrified queen came upon this scene, Isis revealed herself and demanded the tree.

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  1. adopted
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  3. baby
  4. bathing
  5. brother
  6. byblos
  7. charmed
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  10. coffin
  11. complete
  12. counted
  13. decided
  14. demanded
  15. determined
  16. disguise
  17. disguised
  18. enlisted
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  20. falcons
  21. find
  22. flame
  23. float
  24. goddess
  25. horrified
  26. immortal
  27. isis
  28. married
  29. nephtys
  30. nursing
  31. osiris
  32. palace
  33. pointed
  34. prince
  35. queen
  36. revealed
  37. scene
  38. shape
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  41. travelled
  42. tree
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