Osiris, Isis and Horus

Osiris, Isis and Horus 

The Kingdom of Osiris is the most controversial story in ancient Egyptian mythology. It encompasses murder, avenged deaths, necrophilia, magic, incest, adultery and more.

Lineage

Osiris the Lord of the underworld and judge of death.

Isis is the daughter of the God of Earth named Geb and the Goddess of Heaven and sky named Nut.

Isis is the Goddess of the moon, fertility, healing and magic.

Horus is the God of the sun, usually depicted as a hawk of falcon headed man. 

Horus' right eye represented the sun and his left eye represented the moon.

Fun Facts

Marriage between siblings, brother Osiris to his sister Isis.

A king murdered by his brother Set to acquire his throne.

A wife so ambitious to reverse the overthrow of the kingdom she commits the unspeakable act of necrophilia for the purpose of conception. 

Posthumous conception of the sun God Horus.

Isis recreated a penis for the decaying body of Osiris and used magic to conceive a son. 

Horus eventually defeated Set, thus avenging his fathers death and taking over the rule of the kingdom.during the battle to win his fathers thrown from Set his left eye was damaged.

Damage of his left eye or the moon is considered to be the explanation of the phases of the moon.

Although, Horus avenged his fathers murder he was eventually killed by the sting of scorpion sent by his uncle Set.

The importance of Horus' rule

The sun and sky represented all aspects of Egyptian life it was a way to travel, tell time, sow and grow crops, perform certain rituals, conception, fertility and more.  Horus' eyes represented the sun and the moon. His eyes were a symbol of protection from the Gods henceforth, the terminology "the eye of Horus" because of this Horus served as a provider and protector of the Egyptian people with his connection to the Gods. 

The meaning behind the name

Osiris means the mighty and powerful

Horus means the distant one

Isis means woman of the throne

Set or Seth means to be appointed or placed

Sources and cite

encyclopedia.com

nusadaily.com

dictionary.com

ancient.eu

britannica.com

wikipedia.com