Why did the Egyptians believe that a good deity like Osiris required a bad deity like Seth?

A. Without knowing bad, one had no basis for knowing good.
B. Opposites were necessary for balance, harmony, and cycles.
C.Good versus evil provided the most basic and intense conflict.
D. Seth had to murder Osiris so Osiris could be god of the dead.


Answer: B

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