DIODORUS SICULUS #

They say that the poet Referring to Homer, specifically in the Homeric Hymns also followed the tradition of Nysa in his hymns when speaking of the Egyptian god’s That it was not birth, in which he says:

There is a certain Nysa, a mountain most high, blooming with woods,
Far from Phoenicia, near the streams of Egypt.

They claim that he Osiris, who is identified here with the Greek Dionysus was the discoverer of the vine near Nysa, and having further devised the processing of its fruit, he was the first to use wine. He taught other men the planting of the vine, the use of wine, and its harvesting and storage. They say that he honored Hermes The Greek name for the Egyptian god Thoth, the god of wisdom and writing most of all, as he was endowed with a nature exceptionally gifted at inventing things capable of benefiting communal life. For it was by him that the common language was first articulated, and many nameless things received a designation; he also invented the alphabet and organized the honors and sacrifices due to the gods. Regarding the order of the stars and the harmony and nature of musical sounds, he was the first observer. He was also the inventor of the wrestling school term: palaistra — a training ground for athletics and wrestling, and he took care of rhythmic movement and the proper training of the body. He also invented the lyre, which he made with three strings, imitating the seasons of the year; for he established three notes—the high, the low, and the middle. The high note he took from the summer, the low from the winter, and the middle from the spring. He also taught the Greeks the matters concerning interpretation term: hermeneia — the art of translation and explanation; Diodorus suggests the name "Hermes" is derived from this Greek word, for Sacred scribes which reason he was named Hermes. In general, those around Osiris held him as their sacred scribe, communicated everything to him, and followed his advice above all others. He also discovered the olive tree, and not Athena, as the Greeks claim.

They say that Osiris, being benevolent and eager for glory, assembled a great army, intending to visit the entire inhabited world and teach the human race the planting of the vine and the sowing of wheat and barley. For he assumed that if he made men stop their savagery and adopt a civilized lifestyle, he would obtain immortal honors because of the greatness of his benefit. And this is exactly what happened. For not only those of that time who received this gift, but all those who came after them, have honored the ones who introduced these foods as the most manifest gods, because of the gratitude felt for the discovery of such nourishment.

They say that Osiris, after settling the affairs of Egypt and handing over the supreme sovereignty to his wife Isis, appointed Hermes as her counselor because he excelled all other friends in wisdom. He left Hercules The Egyptian Hercules, often identified with Heryshaf or Shu as general over all the land subject to him, who was both a kinsman and a man admired for his courage and physical strength. He appointed Busiris as overseer of the parts leaning toward Phoenicia and the regions by the sea, and Antaeus over the parts of Ethiopia and Libya; then he himself departed from Egypt with his force to begin his campaign, taking with him his brother, whom the Greeks call Apollo. They say it was Apollo who discovered the laurel tree, which all men especially associate with this god.

Trees that are always green are sacred to the gods. original Latin: "Arboris semperviventis dis sacra."
They attribute the discovery of ivy to Osiris and consecrate it to this god, just as the Greeks do for Dionysus. In the Egyptian language, they say ivy is called the "Plant of Osiris." They prefer this plant over the vine for consecration because the vine drops its leaves, while the ivy remains green term: athales — evergreen or "unfading" through all seasons. They have done the same with other plants that are always blooming, assigning the myrtle to Aphrodite, the laurel to Apollo, and the olive to Athena. They say that two...