The Role of Osiris in Ancient Egypt

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[Name of writer appears here] [Course name appears here] [Professor 's name appears here] [Date appears here] The Role of Osiris in Ancient Egypt The story of the life and death of Osiris , the Egyptian god of the dead , and chief member of the Ennead , is , probably , the most important contribution which the ancient Egyptians made to the general body of religious myth . The myth of Osiris , though much more elaborate , has the same meaning . Osiris is the eldest of the five children of Seb and Nut "He is greater than his father , and more powerful than his mother " Before the birth of Osiris , Ra was so infuriated at the faithlessness of Nut that he decreed that her children should not be born in any month of the year . Thoth , however , gambled with the moon for a seventy-second part of the day and eventually won five days , which were added to the Egyptian lunar year of 360 days , thus enabling not only Osiris but his four brothers and sisters to be born out of any month . The addition of these days , known as the Epact , to the year in connection with the birth of Osiris , shows that it was at this time that the adjustment of the calendar took place (Jon Davies , 1999 ) Later , when Osiris had grown up and married Isis , he was known as a wise and beneficent ruler , who spread civilization throughout Egypt and the surrounding countries . This aroused the hatred of his brother Set , who plotted his murder . This was accomplished by secretly obtaining the measurements of Osiris , and making a special coffer to fit him . On the occasion of a banquet he offered to present the coffer to...