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Ancient Egyptian Myths

The Betrayal of Set

In ancient Egyptian mythology, the GodSet was a very powerful god. He can be

easily identified on wall paintings by his

long snout (nose). He was the god of

storms and the desert. He was also a

brother of the wise ing !siris.

Set was "ealous of his brother !siris

and wanted to become the ing ofEgypt. So, he plotted to ill !siris with

a trap# Set made a beautiful bo$ and

brought it to a feast. Set told

everybody at the feast that whoever

could fit into the bo$ perfectly could

have the bo$ as a gift. However, Set

made the bo$ so that it would only

perfectly fit his brother !siris.

!siris saw the beautiful bo$ and

wanted to have it, so he got into the

bo$ and it fit him perfectly. He smiled

and said, %&he bo$ is mine'%

t that moment, Set put the lid on the

bo$ and loced it shut. He too the bo$

away and threw it in the river. !siris,who was trapped in the bo$, died and

Set became the ing of Egypt.

The Betrayal of Set

() *hat god is this article mostlyabout+

() *hat is Set the God of+

(a)

(b)

(-) *ho was Sets brother+

(/) *hy was Set "ealous+

(0) *hat plan did Set mae+

(1) *hat did Set bring to the feast+

(2) *ho did Set say he would give the

bo$ to+

(3) *ho did the bo$ fit+

(4) *hat did Set do when !siris was

in the bo$+

(5) *hat happened to Set after

!siris was dead+

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Ancient Egyptian Myths

Isis and Osiris: the First Mummy

&wo of the most important ancient

Egyptian gods were Isis and !siris.

!siris was a wise ing of Egypt and Isis

was his wife.

*hen !siriss brother Set illed

!siris, cut up his body into / pieces

and threw the pieces into the 6ile7iver, Isis wept. In some stories, the

tears of Isis cause the flooding of the

6ile 7iver, which brings the water and

soil needed for growing crops.

Isis searched far and wide to retrieve

the pieces of her dead husband !siris.

&he crocodiles left the pieces alone

because they respected Isis. nd so,

after a long search, Isis was able to

find all of the pieces e$cept for one,

which was eaten by a fish.

Isis sewed the pieces together and

wrapped them in bandages. &hen she

used a spell to bring him bac to life.

nd so, !siris became the first mummyand his coming bac to life, represents

the "ourney to the afterlife.

8ater, !siris became the god of the

dead. He is often depicted with green

sin (the color of rebirth) and his lower

body wrapped in white bandages (lie a

mummy).

Isis and Osiris: the First Mummy

() *hat two gods is the article

mostly about+

() *ho was !siris+

(-) *ho was Isis+

(/) *hat terrible thing happened to!siris+

(0) *hat do some stories say the

tears of Isis cause+

(1) *hy are the floods important to

Egyptians+

(2) *hat animal didnt eat the pieces

of !siris+

(3) *hy didnt the crocodiles eat the

pieces of !siris+

(4) 9id Isis find all of the pieces+

(5) *hat happened to one of thepieces+

() *hat did Isis do the pieces+

() *hat did !siris become+

(-) *hat does !siris loo lie in

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Ancient Egyptian Myths

The Revenge of Horus

Horus was the ancient Egyptian god of

the sy. Sometimes he appears as a

falcon and sometimes he appears as a

person with the head of a falcon. (

falcon is a fast hunting bird that loos

lie a haw.)

ncient Egyptians said Horuss right

eye was the sun and his left eye was

the moon. s he flew across the sy,

the sun and moon moved overhead. !ne

story about Horus e$plains why the

moon is not as bright as the sun. &his

story is called the :attle between

Horus and Set.

Horus was the son of the gods !siris

and Isis. :efore Horus was born, his

father !siris was the ing of Egypt.

However, another God named Set (who

was Horuss uncle) illed Horuss

father to become ;ing of Egypt.

fter Horus grew up his motherconvinced him to battle his uncle to

claim the throne of Egypt. &here was a

long struggle between Set and Horus,

which lasted over 35 years. lthough

Horus eventually won and become ;ing

of Egypt, in the battle Set damaged

Horuss left eye. &he eye healed but it

was never as bright again.

The Revenge of Horus

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about+

() *hat does Horus loo lie+

(a)

(b)

(-) *hat is a falcon+

(/) *hat did the ancient Egyptians

say about Horuss eyes+

(0) *hat does one story about Horus

e$plain+

(1) *ho does Horus fight+

(2) *ho were Horuss parents+

(3) How did Set become the ing of

Egypt+

(4) *hat did Horuss mother

convince him to do+

(5) How long did the battle between

Horus and Set last+

() *ho won the battle+

() *hat happened to Horuss eye+

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Set

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