Thursday, August 19, 2010

The Myth of Osiris

Before land existed on earth, the only thing that existed back then, was Nun. According to an ancient Egyptian myth, Nun was the water of chaos. Out of no where Ben-Ben rose up, on a hill out of the waters. Atum, the first god, stood on the hill of Ben-Ben. Atum created Tefnut; the goddess if moisture, and Shu, the god of air. Tefnut and Shu had two children. The oldest was Geb, the god of earth. The youngest one was Nut, the goddess of the sky. Later on in life, Nut and Geb had four children, Osiris; king of Earth, Isis; the queen, Seth and Nephthys. It is believed that Osiris was a good king and he ruled over the earth for many years. Osiris and Isis had a son, they named him Horus. Osisris' brother, Seth was jealous of Osiris. Seth wanted to rule over the earth as well. One day Seth decided to kill his own brother Osiris. Seth became King and Osiris went down into the underworld. Horus fought a battle against Seth. Horus won the battle and he regained his father's throne. After the battle Horus became the king of the Earth and his father Osiris became the king of the underworld.

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