“eaten,” are the words and formulae, the utterance of which by him, in whatever circumstances he may be placed, will cause every being, friendly or unfriendly, to do his will.  But apart from any question of the slaughter of the gods the Egyptians declared of this same king, “Behold, thou hast not gone as one dead, but as one living, to sit upon the throne of Osiris.” [Footnote:  Recuell de Travaux, tom. v. p. 167 (l. 65).] and in a papyrus written nearly two thousand years later the deceased himself says, “My soul is God, my soul is eternity,” [Footnote:  Papyrus of Ani, Plate 28, l. 15 (Chapter lxxxiv.).] a clear proof that the ideas of the existence of God and of eternity were identical.  Yet one other example is worth quoting, if only to show the care that the writers of religious texts took to impress the immortality of the soul upon their readers.  According to Chapter CLXXV. of the Book of the Dead the deceased finds himself in a place where there is neither water nor air, and where “it is depth unfathomable, it is black as the blackest night, and men wander helplessly therein.  In it a man may not live in quietness of heart, nor may the longings of love be satisfied therein.  But,” says the deceased to the god Thoth, “let the state of the spirits be given unto me instead of water, and air, and the satisfying of the longings of love, and let quietness of heart be given unto me instead of cakes and ale.  The god Temu hath decreed that I shall see thy face, and that I shall not suffer from the things which pained thee; may every god transmit unto thee [O Osiris] his throne for millions of years!  Thy throne hath descended unto thy son Horus, and the god Temu hath decreed that his course shall be among the holy princes.  Verily he shall rule over thy throne, and he shall be heir of the throne of the Dweller in the Lake of the Two Fires.  Verily it hath been decreed that in me he shall see his likeness, [Footnote:  i.e., I shall be like Horus, the son of Osiris.] and that my face shall look upon the face of the lord Tem.”  After reciting these words, the deceased asks Thoth, “How long have I to live?” and the god replies, “It is decreed that thou shalt live for millions of millions of years, a life of millions of years.”  To give emphasis and additional effect to his words the god is made to speak tautologically so that the most unlettered man may not miss their meaning.  A little later in the Chapter the deceased says, “O my father Osiris, thou hast done for me that which thy father R[=a] did for thee.  So shall I abide on the earth lastingly, I shall keep possession of my seat; my heir shall be strong; my tomb and my friends who are upon earth shall flourish; my enemies shall be given over to destruction and to the shackles of the goddess Serq.  I am thy son, and R[=a] is my father; for me likewise thou shalt make life, and strength, and health!” It is interesting to note that the deceased first identifies Osiris with R[=a], and then he identifies himself with Osiris; thus he identifies himself with R[=a].