Pharoahs/ Egypt

             Osiris was Nut and Gab first child. Osiris was the god of vegetation and the first living pharaoh of Egypt. Osiris believed to be the first pharoah, and the first god who was king, in Egypt. Osiris had a son named Horus. Osiris was murdered by his brother Seth, the god of evil. Seth cut the body of Osiris into pieces and threw them all over Egypt, Isis, the protective goddess of women, who was Osiris's sister and wife, found the pieces of Osiris's body and, together with her sister, Nephthys, put him back together through magic. Osiris was then restored and he became the god of the afterlife, to all deceased pharaohs were identified. The son of Osiris and Isis was Horus, the child god, the falcon god, and the living pharaoh. Horus avenged his father by defeating Seth. In doing so, he lost an eye, which was magically replaced by his friend Thoth, another human god with an animal-shaped head. This is another representation of resurrection in Egyptian religion. Making, the eye is a symbol of protection and resurrection in Egyptian life, Osiris became the god of the afterlife, and is depicted as a mummified king. Horus became the god whom a living pharaoh represents on earth.
             The book of the Dead was very important to the Egyptians because it would tell them if the could go on to the next life. The Egyptians used the book of the dead to tell they're deepest and darkest secrets to the gods. We don't know that much about the Book of the Dead. It is a mystery to archeologists because the history of it is unknown to us. We think that it is a little like the Bible. If the Egyptians were still here we might have asked them what did they use the book of the dead for, or what did it say. See the book of the dead is a mystery to us.
             The gods of Egypt are important to the Egyptian history. Like the god Ra the sun god. The god Amen the god of life and reproduction. When they joined together they made the most powerful god. ...

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