The Secret Name of Ra - I really enjoyed this story. Isis, desperate to know the secret name of Ra that gave him his divine power, created a poisonous snake. That snake bit her father, Ra. Isis insisted that he tell her that name so that she may have the power to heal him. He gave her the name and she did indeed keep her word and healed him. I thought it was interesting because she could have destroyed him once she had that power, but did not.
Osiris - This story reminded me greatly of Jesus. Osiris grew up to become a great and peaceful ruler. He taught man to grow barley and wheat and corn, and how to make it so that it would keep their pantries full. He taught man to worship the gods and live holy lives. He taught by way of song and music and persuasive speech. He sounds like the perfect ruler.
The Death of Osiris - Osiris was betrayed by his jealous brother Set. Set killed Osiris by tricking him to get into a box and then sealing Osiris inside of it. There are so many stories in history of brothers killing brothers out of jealousy. Set took over the throne, and led the country into despair. Now that I think about it, this story and the King of the Dead together parallel The Lion King. Jealous brother kills the good brother that is ruling, evil brother takes over throne, son grows up to challenge uncle and takes his rightful place as ruler.
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