A slow, calm Egyptian mythology sleep story to help you fall asleep and stay asleep. Tonight, the gentle and tender story of how the good green king Osiris passed out of the seen world, a brother in shadow, a beautiful chest, and a river that carried the king gently away, told softly as a seed going into the dark to rise, never as a loss.
This is a bedtime story for adults, made for sleep, insomnia, and quiet nights when the mind will not switch off. The pacing is slow, the voice is soft, and the music never spikes. There is nothing in it to fear. Just let it drift over you.
Episode 6 of 12 · Egyptian Mythology · The Sleeping Almanac.
Where this sits: Part 6 of 12 in the Egyptian cycle, one continuous telling of the gods in story order, from the first sunrise onward. Tonight, the green king passes gently from the world. Each episode stands on its own, and in order they tell one long story.
Chapters 0:00 Welcome 3:15 The Shadow at the Edge of the Feast 9:58 The Quiet Gathering 16:09 The Taking of the Measure 22:37 The Beautiful Chest 29:15 The Banquet 35:22 The Game 41:35 The King Lies Down 47:49 The River Takes Him 53:55 The Far Shore 59:22 The Tree by the Sea 1:05:18 What the Death of Osiris Meant 1:12:07 Goodnight. And the Serpent at the Edge of Dawn 1:16:56 Calm music to drift off
Drawn from the ancient Egyptians themselves and from the Greek writer Plutarch, who preserved the fullest account of the green king's passing. These are retellings. Where the ancient sources fall silent or disagree, we fill the gaps gently and in their own spirit, choosing the telling that serves a calm night.
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