Talk:Legend of Osiris and Isis
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Ive just realised how confused this article could appear with regards to the difference between horus the elder and horus the child. Once I have sorted this out at Horus, I will come back and fix it here.
The second paragraph of the 'The coffin and the acacia' is alot confusing. If there was a link to the legend it references, that might help.
[edit] History of the myth
The article states that this myth originated in the Middle Kingdom, that Apep was its original villain, and that Set only became Osiris' murderer in the New Kingdom. However, I have a book on Egyptian hieroglyphs which says, "Already in the Pyramid Texts Set is held to be the murderer of Osiris and the opponent of Horus in what appears to be a developed mythological cycle." The Pyramid Texts date from the middle of the Old Kingdom, so this flatly contradicts the article. However, the book gives no more detail on the subject, and I do not feel comfortable rewriting whole sections of the article without further information. Anyone who has better information, please rewrite the article or tell me where to find it. A. Parrot 02:16, 6 May 2007 (UTC)A. Parrot
