![]() He managed to make five whole days, which he added at the end of the 360 days that were already in a full Egyptian year. Those five days didn’t belong to the year, however, but were designated as festive days every two consecutive years.Īnd thus, Ra’s command was circumvented – Nut had five whole days to give birth to as many children as she wanted. She used that time to birth four children: the first-born son Osiris, his brother Set, and their two sisters Isis and Nephthys. According to some versions of the myth, there was also a fifth child, one for each of the five days, the god Haroeris or Horus the Elder. Regardless, with Nut’s children out of her womb, the prophecy of Ra’s fall could finally commence. First, the children grew, and Osiris married his sister Isis, eventually becoming king of Egypt. Meanwhile, Set married Nephthys and became a god of chaos, begrudgingly living in his brother’s shadow.Īrtist’s impression of Set by Son of the Pharoah. However, this was only the beginning of Osiris’ story. For while Osiris continued to be a great ruler and had the full support and adoration of the people of Egypt, Set’s resentment of his brother had only continued to grow. One day, while Osiris had left his throne to visit other lands and left Isis to rule in his stead, Set began to put the pieces of a convoluted plan into place. Set commenced by preparing a feast in Osiris’ honor, he said, to commemorate his return. Set invited all the deities and kings of nearby countries to the feast, but he also prepared a special surprise – a beautiful gold-gilded wooden chest with the precise size and dimensions of Osiris’ body. When the god king returned, and the glorious feast commenced.
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