The myth described Osiris as having been killed by his brother Set who wanted Osiris' throne.

Isis briefly brought Osiris back to life by use of a spell that she learned from her father. This
spell gave her time to become pregnant by Osiris before he again died. Isis later gave birth to
Horus. As such, since Horus was born after Osiris' resurrection, Horus became thought of as
representing new beginnings and vanquished Set.Osiris became known as the Egyptian god of
the dead, Isis became known as the Egyptian goddess of the children, and Horus became
known as the Egyptian god of the sky. Later, when Hathor's identity was assimilated into that
of Isis, Horus, who had been Isis' husband , became considered her son, and thus, since Osiris
was Isis' husband, Osiris also became considered Horus' father. Attempts to explain how
Osiris, a god of the dead, could give rise to someone so definitely alive as Horus, lead to the
development of the Legend of Osiris and Isis, which became the greatest myth in Egyptian
mythology.