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  • Onuphis and he taught him all the Egyptian mysteries, which Pythagoras afterwards turned to account for the benefit of mankind.

    An Egyptian Princess — Volume 07 Georg Ebers 1867

  • Pelusium he had begun to avoid society, and scorned even to speak with his countryman Onuphis.

    An Egyptian Princess — Volume 10 Georg Ebers 1867

  • Nebenchari, who revered Onuphis, not only as a high-priest deeply initiated in the most solemn mysteries, but also on account of his great age, stood by his side and arranged his cushions.

    An Egyptian Princess — Volume 08 Georg Ebers 1867

  • Onuphis is nearly eighty, but his mind is as clear as ever, and when I saw him yesterday and asked him to help me, his eyes brightened as he promised to do so.

    An Egyptian Princess — Volume 07 Georg Ebers 1867

  • Onuphis very constantly, indeed they have been teaching me.

    An Egyptian Princess — Volume 10 Georg Ebers 1867

  • Onuphis, the former high-priest, was an old man of eighty.

    An Egyptian Princess — Volume 08 Georg Ebers 1867

  • Cambyses took the roll of papyrus out of Onuphis 'band, looked at the characters with which it was covered, shook his head, went up to

    An Egyptian Princess — Volume 08 Georg Ebers 1867

  • Cambyses smiled self-complacently, and Onuphis went on: "I have read in the stars too, that Psamtik's ruin and your own accession to the throne of Egypt have been fore-ordained."

    An Egyptian Princess — Volume 08 Georg Ebers 1867

  • Onuphis, is now living in Babylon, and understands all the different styles of writing in use among his countrymen.

    An Egyptian Princess — Volume 08 Georg Ebers 1867

  • Onuphis travelled to the Euphrates, settled there, and was obliged to seek for some means of earning his daily bread, as he had left

    An Egyptian Princess — Volume 07 Georg Ebers 1867

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