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NEPHTHYS

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Originally appearing in Volume V09, Page 53 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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NEPHTHYS , the See also:

sister of See also:Osiris and wife of See also:Seth, daughter of Keb and See also:Nut, plays a considerable role in the Osiris See also:story. She sided with See also:Isis and aided her to bring Osiris back to See also:life. Isis and Nephthys are often mentioned together as protectresses of the dead.

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