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Osiris

Osiris, in Egyptian mythology, was the god of the dead and the underworld in Egypt. He married his sister, Isis, and formed a great triad of abydos. Osiris also had a brother named Set and a son named Horus.

Osiris also did good things and was kind. He was then killed by Set and at 2400 B.C., became funerary god and personification of dead pharaohs. He also represented the resurrection into eternal life. His life was then brought back by Isis.

Isis

Isis, in Egyptian mythology, is known as the goddess of fertility and nature. At her birth, she was mostly worshiped in Memphis. As she did good, she married her brother, Osiris, she began to be worshiped all over Egypt. Osiris was soon killed by his brother, Set. Isis was to forget this tragedy by adventure and started to travel.

She traveled to Greece and Rome and here, she would treat nicely and was soon known as the mother of all things. She was the beginning of time when she got to Rome and Greece. She then was also known as the mother of all elements.

Isis had the horn of a cow encircled by a solar disk. She also had a throne on her head.

She then got the power to bring back life and soon brought back the life of Osiris. She traveled more and more with other travelers and and was soon known as the patron of travelers and sailors. She grew more and more important and was soon known as the goddess queen of heaven, earth, underworld, and wheat.

Horus

Horus, in Egyptian mythology, is the god of light and heaven. Those who didn't know his name but knew about his existence would call him The Great King of Gods, The King of the Land, and The King of the World. He personified the life giving power of the sun and then, became the ruler of Egypt.

Even though Horus had a great life, there was a sad tragedy. Horus's evil uncle, Set, had killed Horus's father, Osiris. Because of this, Horus killed Set for killing his father. Horus also knew that Set was his uncle, but never seemed to like him.

After the tragedy of his father's death, Horus was known as the god of the living. A follower named Hetephras started to follow him and soon became his ancient follower.

As he traveled, he was known as a national god and started to know many animals. His sacred animal became the falcon. He then got the head and body of a falcon. After that, the Greeks knew him as Harpocrates and was worshiped as the god of silence.

As Horus' news went on as to how he killed Set, he was known as a national god and also the life giving god of Egypt. Soon enough, he was worshiped all over Egypt. He got a double crown and his life went on in peace.

Set

Set, in Egyptian mythology , was the evil god of darkness. In different parts of Egypt, he was also known as Seth or Sutekh.

He was known to be represented with pointed, muzzle horns on his crown. He also had a human-like body but it was made of a shadow.

Set had once had an argument with his brother, Osiris, and killed him. After this, Set was known to be very evil and was known as the god of evilness. Greeks even called him Typhon. After Set's evilness to the death of his brother, Set's nephew, Horus, killed Set for what he had done. That was the end of Set and Egyptians believe that if it wasn't for Horus, Set would have ruled the world with evilness.

Ptah

Ptah, in Egyptian mythology, was the god of Memphis, who created the moon, sun, earth, mud, and the ground.

He went to Greece and there, was known as Hephaestus by the Greeks. He spoke every language and created everything from mud.

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