Hieroglyphics Book I.

...[that they] were mortal, but through wisdom and services to the human race, they attained immortality. Some of these reigned in Egypt, partly named after the celestial gods, and partly called by their own names: the Sun, Saturn, Rhea, and Jupiter (whom some call Ammon); furthermore Juno, Vulcan, Vesta, and finally Mercury. Indeed, the first king among the Egyptians was the Sun, named after the celestial star. Certain priests Maier is likely citing Diodorus Siculus, a Greek historian who recorded the "Euhemerist" view that gods were originally human kings. affirm that
The inventions of Vulcan.

Vulcan original: "Vulcanum"; associated with fire, and in alchemy, the "philosophical fire" used for transmutation. reigned first, the inventor of fire, and because of that benefit, he was appointed leader by the Egyptians. And a little later: Next, they say Saturn lived, who took his sister Rhea as his wife, and according to some, they fathered Osiris and Isis; most record that they fathered Jupiter and Juno, who ruled the whole world because of their virtue. These five gods were born—just as there are intercalary days original: "dies intercalares"; these are the five extra days added to the Egyptian calendar. In myth, these were the days Nut gave birth to her children. among the Egyptians—Osiris, Isis, Typhon, Apollo, and Venus. And Osiris is interpreted as Dionysus, while Isis is interpreted as Ceres. After Isis was taken as a wife by Osiris and the kingdom was received, she contributed many things to the use of common life. These are his words; then he relates that
The inventions of Isis.

Isis discovered wheat and barley and taught men how to sow them; she also gave laws and erected a temple to her parents Jupiter and Juno, remarkable for both its size and decoration. Furthermore, she established two golden temples: one larger one for the celestial Jupiter, and another smaller one for Jupiter the King, their father, whom some call Ammon. Diodorus says in the same place that she also made golden temples for the others we mentioned, establishing honors and priests for each. Also, the discoverers of arts or things pertaining to the utility of life were held in honor by Osiris and Isis. Furthermore, smiths of bronze and gold were found in the Thebaid The region around Thebes in Upper Egypt, famous for its mineral wealth., and weapons were made with which they could both kill wild beasts and cultivate the land. Additionally, statues and golden temples of the gods were manufactured by them with every decoration. And soon after: They hold that
The inventions of Mercury.

Mercury was also the most honored of all by him (Osiris), as the discoverer of many things by which human life was provided for. For he was the first to organize words into order, and many