A TedEd by Alex Gendler
Set, the warrior god, was jealous of his brother, Osiris, who ruled over all of Egypt and brought prosperity to the land. So, he devised an evil plan to destroy him. He invited all the gods to a party, and brought out a stone coffin. Whoever could fit in it perfectly would get a gift. As he had planned, only Osiris fit. Once he was inside, Set slammed the lid shut and put the coffin in the Nile. He floated away, and the coffin ended up in Byblos, where a tree grew around it. Osiris’ s presence created an aura around the tree, and the king of Byblos has it chopped down and taken to his palace. Meanwhile, Isis, Osiris’s wife and sister, sought the help of her sister, Set’s wife (Nephtys), to help. Following clues, they eventually made it to Byblos, where Isis turned into an old woman and became the prince’s caretaker. She made him immortal by putting him in flames, and when the horrified queen found out, she demanded the wood in return. But when she opened the coffin, Osiris was dead. So she hid the body until she could figure out how to resurrect him. But while she was doing that, Set found the body, cut it up, and spread the pieces throughout Egypt. But Isis wasn’t ready to give up yet. She tracked down every bit of Osiris - except his penis - and put him back together. But without all his body parts, Osiris couldn’t remain in the land of the living or rule Egypt again. So he went off the rule the land of the dead, but before he did, he and Isis had a son - one who would grow up strong and avenge his father.
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