Osiris
When Osiris was born there was a proclamation stating the
lord of all has come. This would become true because when he appeared among the
men at the time Ra ascended up into heaven leaving him to rule. Osiris’s rule
was a just one that sought the benefit of mankind at the time. He had to put
many laws in place to counteract mans evil ways. Men were savages that hunted
wild animals and fought amongst themselves. All their desires were evil. Osiris
would change this with his laws and decrees and would bring peace in to the
world of man. He was not alone however for he had a wife named Isis that also
sought the benefit of man by teaching man how to grow crops and reap harvests.
He was a father unto the people, and she was his queen. He taught them the
importance of worshiping the gods and living a holy and right life. Men no
longer fought each other seeking each other’s destruction. When Osiris saw what
he had done for mankind he decided he wanted to spread this all over the world
and left to travel and to teach mankind all over how to be better. He wanted
them to end their battles and to talk amongst themselves to find peace.
Everywhere he went he ushered peace into place. While he was gone his wife
ruled in his place. Not everyone was so pleased with the accomplishments. Set
viewed himself as stronger and better than his brother. He looked on his
accomplishments with jealousy. In his heart he wanted warfare for he was the
god of war. He wanted to stir up animosity and enmity in the kingdom so as to
spark a war. Though he wanted this the queen was to strong for him to vanquish.
He had to devise other means to accomplish war.
Bibliography: Egyptian Myth and Legend by Donald Mackenzie
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