Round 9: Tossup 13

This deity, who is identified with the dog-like sha, orders the boatman Nemty’s toes to be cut off after he unknowingly ferries a disguised goddess to a tribunal. In a series of Contendings, a younger relative of this deity plasters gypsum onto a wooden boat to trick this figure into thinking it is made of stone. This deity is impregnated after he eats lettuce covered in his nephew’s semen. (10[1])This husband (10[1])of Nephthys helps defend Ra against the serpent (10[1])Apep during his nightly journey through the underworld. This deity cuts his brother into pieces and scatters them throughout Egypt. For 10 points, Osiris is killed by what Egyptian (10[1])god of chaos, who competed with Horus to become pharaoh? ■END■ (0[2])

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