The Egyptian Myth Of Osiris: Disney's Lion King

The Egyptian myth of Osiris connected to Disney’s Lion King because of the circle of life, role of the divine, and jealousy of supreme power. Osiris was the Egyptian lord of the underworld and was the God of fertility and resurrection. His leading power of Egypt bothered his brother Seth to the point Seth decided he was going to kill his brother and take charge of Egypt. After Osiris was murdered he was found by his wife Isis who was also pregnant at the time with their son. She restored her husband and he became the god of the underworld to watch over people's souls. Isis gave birth to their first son Horus who was next in line to be king. He battled his uncle Seth until he finally defeated him in getting his father’s revenge and would

Osiris is killed and resurrected as the God of the underworld, when his son Horus was born he would take charge in his father’s spot as king. Mufasa is killed and his son Simba is given the spot of king to watch over the Pridelands. Even through death, life must be carried on by one another through the circle of life. In an article about Osiris’s life it talks about who is next in line for king and states “When Horus grew up, he decided to avenge his father’s death and seize the throne from Seth…The council of Gods awarded Horus his father’s crown and made him King of Egypt” (Wickersham). This quote gives an explanation on Horus’ anger towards Seth when he tried to steal his father's spot and take the lead of Egypt. Horus received victory and honored his father as a great leader and threw Seth out of Egypt. Also in another article it talks about the recurrence of life and death in the movie and in real life, it states “The circle of life is greater than all of us, and we’re all connected to it.” (“The Lion King”). This line can connect to not only The Lion King and the Osiris myth, it also is linked to our real lives. The main connection between these two stories is the never ending cycle of the circle of life. These quotes are remotely key to both of these stories because they show life continued on after the king’s

Osiris became the God of death and rebirth, Mufasa became the God of rain to control the power of the weather in the Pridelands to protect his wife and son from his evil brother Scar. Both Osiris and Mufasa hold the role of kings and pass it down to their sons once they are defeated and killed. This book about Osiris explains his life after death and quotes “Isis had brought Osiris back to life…Osiris was the God of the underworld and judge of death” (Wickersham) This quote shows the significance of Osiris’ kingship in his story and what was led after his death. These lines show Osiris was never forgotten but instead was restored as something better for the people of Egypt. Leading onto the similar role of Mufasa, a website states “Mufasa causes the drought and rain” (Disney Theory). After Mufasa dies, Scar takes over Pride Rock with the hyenas and destroys the lands, Mufasa, the God of rain, causes a major drought making the animals go hungry and thirsty. Simba returned back home to the Pridelands to retrieve his spot as king when he left. He then fights Scar along with the hyenas. Mufasa sends a thunderstorm over the land and major lightning strikes causing fire to spread. After Simba finally defeats Scar, Mufasa supposedly sends pouring rain down to put out all fire and restore