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Egyptian Mythology: The God-King Osiris

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In Egyptian mythology, the god-king Osiris unified the kingdoms and ruled with wisdom and justice over the whole of Egypt until he was killed by his brother, the usurper Set. Osiris’ wife, the Goddess Isis, recovered her husband’s lifeless body. Using the power within the staff of Osiris, she returned him to the world, but only long enough to conceive a son, Horus. When Set learned of her actions, he stole the staff and used its power to imprison Isis and Horus. Then he seized the reanimated form of Osiris, tore his brain into pieces and scattered them across the land until he ruled Egypt

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