t. To achieve immortality and union with god required a period of preparation in which the initiate followed the religions precepts in an effort to become holy. Once this period was over, the initiate performed a ritual, usually one of great emotional intensity, in which he or she was baptized into a new life. Ultimately this led to unity with the religion's god who had died and risen from the dead. Cult is said to have started or begun after their brother Seth had killed Osiris. It is said that Seth tricked Osiris to go into a golden coffin and closed it. Seth then through the coffin into the Nile river to float away. Osiris was found dead at the in Byblos were it had been carried by river and brought back to the thrown by Isis. Seth took the thrown and found the body had being brought back to Egypt. Seth seized the body, ripped, cut the body into fourteen pieces, and threw it back into the Nile River. Isis found all the pieces of Osiris body and connected them and preformed magic over the body. She turned into a kite and with the breeze from her wings, breath enough life back into the body of Osiris to make herself pregnant. She took her child to the swamps of Chemnis in the Nile delta, where she raised him secretly to keep him away from the tricks of Seth until he could defined his fathers honor.Isis was known for magical powers and wisdom that was unbelievable to man. Isis was the only divinity to discover the secret name of Ra. She formed a snake out of spit and black ash from the ground. She spoke some words and the snake bit Ra and only minutes from his last breath did he tell her his name. She then after her the name called out some more words that brought Ra back to life and health. With this information she could could get more follower to trust her and believe. Isis found out which words to say and how to say them from Troth. Must Romans believe that you had to say things a certain way. Finally, the cult died out ...
