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See 62. 1 n. for the connexion of Neith, the goddess of Sais, and Isis. The ceremony is part of the festival of Osiris (cf. τὸν οὐκ ὀνομαζόμενον θεόν, and the bringing out of the cow symbolized Isis' search for Osiris.

For τύπτωνται cf. 39. 4 n.; for religious silence cf. 3. 2, 86. 2 n.

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