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Myths about Osirian Myth

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The Divine Tribunal Debating for 80 Years Over Who Should Rule Egypt

🏺 Egyptian MythologyHeliopolis (Cairo), EgyptHorus • Seth • Isis

Following the treacherous murder of King Osiris by his brother Seth, the divine tribunal of the Ennead convened in Heliopolis to settle the succession. For eighty long years, the gods Horus and Seth engaged in a series of magical and physical contests to prove their worthiness. Eventually, through the intervention of Isis and a stern warning from the underworld, Horus was crowned the rightful...