6th Grade Social Studies March 2014 Vol 1 | Page 13

By: Evan Solek
The religion of the ancient Egyptians is
littered with myths, and countless gods, so
many gods in fact that no one man knew all of
the gods. Osiris, Isis, and Horus are a simple
family of gods father, Mother, and son. The
ancient Egyptians had gods for ever thing, but
three popular gods are Osiris, Isis, and Horus.
Osiris is the god of the under world. Osiris
is not a devil, in fact he is a good god how looks
after the dead on their journey through the
nether lands, an area the dead must pass
through to prove that they are worthy of the
afterlife. This information was located in the
book Gods and Goddesses in the daily life of the
ancient Egyptians. Osiris was a powerful
pharaoh but, Seth the god of chaos put him in a
coffin and drown him in the Nile, where he
proved there was an afterlife. The prior
information was found in Gods and Goddesses
in the Daily life of Ancient Egyptians.

Isis, the god of women and children, also
Osiris's wife and sister. Often portrayed with
wings, she is the idel mother, often call the god
of nature, magic and music. In Egyptian myths it
is said the Nile flooded from her annual tears
she cryed for her dead husband (Gods and
Goddesses in the Daily Life of ancient
Egyptians).

Horus, the god of the sky, war, and
protection. The son of Osiris and Isis. Horus was
air to the throne after his father, Osiris. He is
mainly the god of kingship. Horus was born

after his father Osiris's death he had a
competition with his uncle Seth for the throne. (
Gods and Goddesses in the Daily life of ancient
Egyptians
In conclusion Osiris, Isis, and Horus play
major role in Egyptian religion. They are a fine
example of three basic gods. I hope this Inspired
you learn more about Egyptian mythology