Reading Diary A: Ancient Egyptian Myths and Stories

For Week 4, I decided to read Ancient Egyptian Myths and Stories. Below I will focus on a few of my favorite stories from section A that captured my interest.

(A drawing of Osiris, King of the Dead, found on Egyptianmythology.org)

Creation:

• Ra was the first God and is the the ruler of them all.
• Does Ra or does Nu create all of the other Gods?
• They start creating the earth and Ra created man.
• Ra was God and first king. He ruled for centuries. 
• This creation story is different from others because Ra wasn't just their creator, but their actual king. He took human form and established a nation.

Osiris:

• Became king when Ra went to Heaven.
• Men were, in his eyes, savages. So he established laws and judged wisdom between men. His action caused a long period of peace.
• He was married to Isis, who was also of great wisdom. 
• Osiris travelled the world to learn and Isis patiently waited for him.
• Set, brother, grew impatient, was one to start issues, and drafted a plan to overcome Osiris by guile.
• I know that Osiris is killed by Set, but was it because Set wanted the throne or because Set really did not like him?

King of the Dead:

• I assume this answers my pervious question, Set wanted the throne because in this story he is ruling over Egypt.
• Horus, Osiris and Isis' son, is old enough to be ruler and has a dream/vision that Osiris tells him to over throw his uncle.
• Why did Ra heal both Horus and Set after battle? If the plan was to kill Set, did Osiris tell Ra?
• Seven pieces of Osiris' body were united and formed the body of the God. At this time, Osiris became the Judge and King of the Dead.
• If he was so fair, did he become King of the Dead because of his ability to judge wisdom between men?

The Green Jewel:

• Is The Green Jewel a legend told by other Egyptians to learn from? This story seems to vary, in my opinion, to other stories in this section so far because of the content of it.