Osiris is the most famous of the gods of Ancient Egypt as well as the Lord of the Afterlife. He presides over the last judgment of the soul. Isis was the sister and wife of Osiris and the mother of the god Horus. The birth of Isis and Osiris is besieged with mystique and charisma. Their mother Nut was cursed with childlessness and yet determined, managed to conceive Osiris, Isis, Set and Nephthys. Osiris was married to the lovely Isis and the handsome couple was much desired after, loved and admired throughout Egypt. He was hailed as the God of Love while Isis earned her stripes as the patron saint of women, children and mothers. Osiris was a wise ruler who schooled his subjects in the tillings of land, vegetation and other crafts of agriculture. His wife and dearest consort Isis ruled wisely beside her husband for several years. Their happiness and success did not go down well with Set who burned with jealousy. Set is characterized in Egyptian mythology as the God Desert, Storm, and Violence. Because of Set's jealousy he plotted an evil plan to trap his brother into a coffin that was already customized to size. As soon as Osiris stepped inside the coffin it was shut tight by his brother's associates and pushed into the Nile River. When Isis found out, she was shattered in the extreme. It brought out the determination and resolve that Isis had in mind. As she wiped her tears she set out looking for the coffin containing her dead husband. She roamed from land to land till she came to Byblos where she found the coffin next to a cedar tree which acted as one of the pillars supporting the main place. Isis had to seek the permission of the queen to extricate the coffin containing the dead Osiris. Set found out about Isis' discovery that he shattered the coffin to smithereens. Isis set out on a painstaking journey to locate the pieces. As she found each one she consecrated the place by getting a shrine constructed in his name. Finally piecing him together she revived him for awhile. She was then able to conceive Horus, their son, who finally avenged Osiris death by killing his uncle. Another version of the story mentions that Set found the casket while out hunting and was so angry that he chopped the body of Osiris into pieces, and scattered the parts througout the land of Egypt. And Isis set out again looking for the parts of her husband. She found all the parts except one and reassembled Osiris and wrapped him in bandages. In some accounts Isis breathed life back into Osiris' body and it was then that Horus was conceived. Either way the young Horus when went out to battle his uncle Set and to avenge his father's death. Osiris was declared king of the underworld and God of the Dead, Horus king of the living, and Set the ruler of the deserts as the god of chaos and evil. Such is the power of love...

...Love is Love