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In one work, a man finds out where a god of this location is born by going to Mansion-of-the-Net and sending a man to the Joy-of-Life temple. “Brides” of this location were probably not actually sacrificed, or they were replaced by clay figures. A temple at Esna depicts a god of this location pouring a jug and crafting humans from a pottery wheel. (0[1])An androgynous, large-stomached god of this location (20[2]0[1])was depicted (20[1])either (0[1])surrounded (20[1]0[1])by frogs or lotuses. (20[1]0[2])(*) Khnum (10[1])and Hapi (10[1]0[2])were gods (10[2]0[1])of (10[1])this (10[2])location. (10[1]0[2])Seasonal changes (0[1])of this location were explained (10[1])by Isis’s (0[1])tears for (10[1])Osiris, (10[2])who was cut (0[1])into pieces (0[1])and thrown into (10[1])this (10[1])place. (10[3])For 10 points, name this location whose flooding inspired the myths (10[1])of Egypt. (10[5])■END■ (10[7])

ANSWER: Nile River [or Nile River Valley; prompt on river; prompt on Upper or Lower Egypt; prompt on Elephantine]
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