In the ancient Egyptian mythology ,
Osiris
was the Chief Judge of the dead in the under world , the husband of
Isis
and the father of
Horus
the younger . He was regarded as the reason for fertility of the land and the power of resurrection . On the other hand , Isis was the loyal wife of Osiris who suffered a lot during her journey of looking for the parts of her husband's body and protecting her son from his vicious uncle who was trying to kill him like his father .
The myth of Isis and her great role in hunting for her husband's body is one of the most interesting and well known myths all over the world . It highlights the ancient Egyptians' belief in life after death and their interest in tales and stories about gods and goddesses .
The myth of Osiris was mainly an immortal god but he grew up to be a great leader among the humans . It says that in the moment of his birth , one of the people who were standing in the temple of
Thebes
heard a voice telling him that the lord of the whole world was born in that moment and asked him to tell all the people about that .
Osiris served as the civilizing power for the savage and uncivilized people of
Egypt
since he asked them to behave in a more civilized and refined manner and taught them some spells and rituals to perform for their gods . He also taught them how to plant the corn and vines and other things that helped the people in being more civilized in their treatment . The major assistant of Osiris in his attempts for civilizing the people was
Thuth
who managed to invent music , astronomy , and other things including the alphabet letters and the names of things .
Osiris is credited to spreading civilization not only in Egypt but also in the surrounding areas such as Ethiopia , Arabia and India . He taught the people of these uncivilized places many beneficial things such as the ways of plantation and built dames to protect them from the floods and to save the water . Osiris , the king , reached to Europe and killed one of the kings who refused to obey him and help him in achieving his noble goal . Isis was the ruler of Egypt and Thuth was her assistant during Osiris' journey .
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