Isis and Osiris
Classical Stories · No. 48 — The cleverest goddess in Egypt puts a broken king back together.
- Classical Stories
- 38 min
- Ages 8–13
- 6 chapters
About this audiobook
Osiris, wise king of Egypt, teaches his people farming, law, and peace — and his jealous brother Set cannot bear it. Set tricks Osiris into a beautiful chest built to fit him exactly, seals him inside, and casts it into the Nile. Osiris's devoted wife Isis, cleverest of the gods, searches until she finds the chest — but Set steals the body back and scatters it across all of Egypt. Isis journeys the length of the land, gathering every piece, and with her magic breathes enough life back into Osiris for him to become the king of the afterlife and for their son Horus to be born, who will one day set the throne of Egypt right.
Why it's worth a listen
Egypt's greatest myth: a good king murdered by his jealous brother, sealed in a chest, and scattered across the land — and the tireless goddess-queen who searches the whole world to gather him back and win her people a promise about life beyond death. Magic, the Nile, and a love that will not accept the end.
A question to keep
How far will love go to make right what jealousy has broken?
Chapters
- The Green King and the Golden Land
- The Gift of Cedar and Gold
- The Tree in the Far Kingdom
- The Scattered Stars of Osiris
- The Breath of Life and the Child of Promise
- A Question to Keep