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Chapter 6: The Childhood of Horus

Isis hides the infant Horus in the papyrus marshes of the Nile delta, protecting him from Set's assassins. She raises him in secret with the help of scorpion goddesses and marsh spirits. Horus survives snakebites, scorpion stings, and Set's hunters, growing strong for his destiny.