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Re: Khepri - Total Solar Eclipse Scarab God

Posted By: Naomi
Date: Friday, 16 May 2003, at 9:50 p.m.

In Response To: Khepri - Total Solar Eclipse Scarab God (Naomi)

There seems to be an allusion to Khepri, the rising sun deity, in Isaiah 14:12-13.

"How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer [Helel], son of the morning*
[how] art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken
the nations! For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into
heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit
also upon the mount of the congregation" - KJV

*Note the epithet, "son of the morning"

Compare with utterance 600 from the Pyramid Texts:

"O Atum-Khepri, You became high in the height,
You rose up as the Ben Ben stone [primordial mound/mountain]
In the mansion of the Phoenix in Heliopolis."

Since 'Helel' means "Shining One", followed by the epithet "Son of the morning" in Isaiah 14:12, it appears to be an allusion to Khepri as the rising sun!
Maybe the expression "cut down to the ground" refers to a late afternoon solar eclipse, or some other solar phenomenon?

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