Plutarch reported that Typhon accused Horus of not being a legitimate son

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Plutarch reported that Typhon accused Horus of not being a legitimate son

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Where does Plutarch report precisely this?
If true, it would confirm that the accusation of bastardy could be raised even against a mythological being.

Think here about Celsus and the Toledoth Jeschu.
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Also Philo was embarrassed by the relation between YHWH and the Wisdom, so he pointed out that YHWH didn't have sexual relations with the Wisdom.
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So Plutarch:

Typhon formally accused Horus of being an illegitimate child, but with the help of Hermes to plead his cause it was decided by the gods that he also was legitimate.

https://www.loebclassics.com/view/pluta ... Mode=recto
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