osiris was the king of egypt. his brother, seth, murdered him and became the king. after killing him, seth tore the body of osiris into pieces. isis rescued the pieces. she wanted to bury the pieces under the temple. after seth became king, he was fought by horus, osiris's son. seth lost and was sent to the desert. seth became the god of horrible storms. osiris was mummified by anubis and became god of the dead. horus became the new king. in ancient egypt, it was believed that the pharaohs were horus's descendants.