Osiris Cycle myths and legends

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Set Sealing the Chest and Throwing It into the Nile

🏺 Egyptian MythologyMemphis, EgyptOsiris • Set • Isis

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.