The Egyptian myth of the death of Osiris - Alex Gendler

Summary by Krater

This video recounts the ancient Egyptian myth of Osiris, Set, Isis, and Nephthys, detailing Set's plot to murder Osiris in a custom-built chest, Isis's quest to reassemble his body, and the birth of Horus.

From the video

Answers: What is the story of Osiris and Isis in Egyptian mythology?

• Egyptian mythology
• Osiris and Set myth
• Isis resurrecting Osiris
• The birth of Horus

What it concludes

• Set constructed a custom chest to trap and eliminate his brother Osiris, then threw it into the Nile.
• Isis tracked down the dismembered pieces of Osiris's body across Egypt to resurrect him.
• Because Osiris's penis was eaten by a fish in the Nile, he remained incomplete and became the ruler of the Duat.
• Isis and Osiris conceived a son, Horus, to bear Osiris's legacy and exact vengeance.