Howdy folks! Before we start this week’s blog, how many people are familiar with Muggle myths, fairy tales, and folk tales? If you aren’t and curious about them, then don’t be afraid to ask questions! I’m Jaidah, and this is Magical Muggle Myths! This week’s myth is a creation myth. Creation myths are all about how the world was formed and we’re going to be exploring the Egyptian creation myth!
Story time :3
Once upon a time, a long time ago when the earth was new and everything was just beginning, the earth was covered with water. An egg floated on the water and when that egg hatched, Ra was born. Ra didn’t want to spend his time floating around, doing nothing, so he flew into the sky and became the sun.
Ra dried up most of the water and made the land. Ra was lonely, so he made a wife. He named her Nut. Ra made many gods and goddesses to keep him company. Soon, there were many gods and goddesses.
All children were glorious, but to Ra, one child was especially important. That child was his grandson, Osiris. Osiris had a brother named Set. Ra thought Set was okay, but his favorite by far was Osiris. To show Osiris how much he was loved, Ra made Osiris the first Pharaoh of Egypt. Osiris married Isis, his one true love, and the king and queen settled down quite happily with their son Horus.
Set was incredibly jealous. Why should Osiris be named Pharaoh and not him? In a fit of anger, Set killed his brother Osiris and threw him into the Nile River. Set was sure he would get away with this murder. But you know how rumors spread. Isis soon heard what Set had done.
Isis managed to find Osiris’ body. She brought him to Anubis, the jackal-headed god. But he did not have the power to bring him back to life so that Osiris could retake his place beside his beloved Isis, and rule Egypt.
When Ra heard about it, he was furious. He gave Osiris a new job. He made Osiris the god of the dead. Osiris could rule over the land of the dead, and be dead himself. So things worked out very well, or so Ra believed.
When the young prince Horus heard what his uncle Set had done, although he was still only a boy, he tracked down his uncle Set and fought him. Isis was grateful to Anubis, Horus, and to Ra. But nothing anyone could do would bring Osiris back to her. He would dwell forever in the land of the dead, and she would live forever in the land of the living. Isis knew that she would never see her beloved husband again.
In honor of the god Osiris, the pharaohs of Egypt carry a crook and a flail, the signs of Osiris. The crook especially became the sign of rulers. The crook looked a great deal like a snake and was made out of wood.
From then on, once each year Isis travels to the riverbank. Remembering, and dreaming, tears fall from her eyes. That is why the Nile River rises each year, to bring life to everyone and everything along the Nile. When Isis cries, the Nile rises, bringing water to the crops and watering them. [Don, Linn.https://egypt.mrdonn.org/isis-osiris.html ]
Boom! And that is the creation myth of the Egyptians. Comment any questions and myths or fairy tales you would like to see in the future! Peace out!