I particularly enjoyed reading about Isis and Osiris. Their life together was incredibly interesting, but what was even more compelling was what came after the death of Osiris. The death itself is incredibly pivotal to the journey that Isis has to go on. I found this section to be quite sad, but I enjoyed it because it made me want to know what became of Isis.
The setting is a royal celebration after Osiris has returned from his own journey. Set came to this lively celebration, bringing along a chest that fit the measurements of Osiris perfectly. He said that it would belong to the person whose body it fit. He's a sneaky fellow. Many tried to see if they were a match, but obviously none were. It was a trap. When Osiris finally got into it, the lid was slammed shut by Set's conspirators. Other things happened that weren't great. He was dead pretty fast.
The fun celebration turned sour pretty quickly as well. Set told his people to hide the body in secret. They did so by tossing it into the Nile. Isis, after hearing this awful news, cut off a piece of her hair, put on her best mourning clothes, and wandered the lands looking for her husband. She never did find it, but she did hear from a group of kids that the coffin was seen entering the sea by the delta mouth. While this was happening, the followers of Osiris were getting treated terribly by Set and his tyrannical ways. No one was having a good time.
Isis traveled around with seven scorpions that protected her. Ra saw her efforts and sent Anubis along to help her out. Isis then comes to the house of a woman and when she enters, the scorpion stings the woman's child and the child dies. The mother is understandably upset and upon seeing her grief, Isis is moved and is able to bring her child back to life once more. This leads to the journey of Isis.
Isis mourning (Wikimedia Commons)
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