How The Gods Became A Part Of The Egyptian Religion
At first there was only Nun. Nun was the dark waters of chaos. One day a hill rose out of the waters. This hill was called Ben-Ben. On this hill stood Atum, the first God. Atum coughed and spit out Shu, the God of the air, and Tefnut, the Goddess of the moisture. Shu and Tefnut had two children. First there was Geb, the God of the earth and there was Nut, the Goddess of the sky. Shu lifted Nut up so that she would become a canopy over Geb. Nut and Geb had four children named Osiris, Isis, Seth and Nephthys. Osiris was the king of the Earth and Iris was the queen. Osiris was a good king and he ruled for many years. However everything was not well. Seth was jealous of Osiris because he wanted to be the ruler of the Earth. He grew angrier and angrier until one day he killed Osiris. Osiris went down into the underworld and Seth remained on Earth and became the king. Osiris and Iris had one son called Horus. Horus battled against Seth and regained the throne. After that Horus was the king of the Earth and Osiris was the king of the underworld.