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At a grand banquet in Memphis, the god Set tricks his brother Osiris into a custom-made chest. After Osiris lies down, Set and his conspirators seal the chest with molten lead and cast it into the Nile River. This pivotal act of betrayal initiates the death of the king and the subsequent mourning and quest of his wife, Isis.
The jealous god Set conspires to overthrow his brother Osiris, the benevolent king of Egypt, by trapping him in a custom-made chest. During a grand banquet in Memphis, Set tricks Osiris into lying inside the ornate box, which is then sealed with molten lead and cast into the Nile. This act of treachery ends the golden age of Osiris and triggers Isis's long quest to recover her husband's body.