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  1. Osiris

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    The primary mythos surrounding Osiris details his reign as a benevolent king of Egypt, succeeded by his wife, Isis. His brother, Set, driven by jealousy, murdered Osiris by tricking him into entering a specially constructed coffin, which Set then sealed and cast into the Nile [^4].
    Isis subsequently embarked on a relentless search for the dismembered body. According to the most common recensions, Set later recovered the body and, in an act of extreme malice, dismembered it into fourteen (or…
  2. Osiris

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    Isis subsequently embarked on a relentless search for the dismembered body. According to the most common recensions, Set later recovered the body and, in an act of extreme malice, dismembered it into fourteen (or sometimes sixteen or forty-two) pieces, scattering them across Egypt [^5]. Isis, aided by Nephthys and Anubis, meticulously collected these fragments, reassembling them with wrappings (the first instance of mummification). The reconstitution was aided by the r…