Week 4 Reading Diary: The Death of Osiris

For week 4, I chose the Ancient Egyptian Myths and Stories Unit. I grew up always wanting to go to Egypt, and this weeks reading was like a free trip since I got to read so many stories that I had never heard before! Because I was so unfamiliar with a lot of the characters and their backstories/character traits, I found some of these stories a little hard to follow, but I found some incredibly interesting! I can't wait to do the second half of the reading so that I can get even more into this awesome ancient culture.

The story that stood out the most to me was The Death of Osiris. It reminded me of my favorite Disney Princess, Cinderella! Except the evil version because Osiris fits into the chest and it kills him. But I can still totally see a mash-up of these two stories working together so well. For example, instead of Osiris meeting a prince, his death makes the one who loves him super sad. I'll have to think some more about how Cinderella and Osiris can be united into one, but I think the general framework of fitting into something in order to win a competition is such a cool idea that you could really play with a lot.



Image information: Osiris from Wikimedia

Story source: Egyptian Myth and Legend by Donald Mackenzie (1907)