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DELTA The Delta, with its luscious, verdant terrain and crystal-clear lakes, was a fascinating location for the ancient Egyptians and served as the backdrop for a large portion of their complex mythology. The Delta was the gods' abode when they walked the Earth in the First Time, before time started. The Delta served as the setting for many of the gods' conflicts when they were the original Ennead gods and still dwelt on Earth. Here is where the tale of Isis and Osiris, often known as the Delta Cycle, originated. According to mythology, Isis was imprisoned by her malevolent brother Set following Osiris's death.
Isis managed to escape and took refuge in the papyrus swamps of the Delta, giving birth to Osiris's kid there. Horus (the falcon god), their son, was born into immense peril, even though he was destined to grow up and vanquish his uncle Set. Horus was bitten by a scorpion in spite of the several benevolent gods who kept an eye on the infant. Help came from her sister Nephthys and Thoth the god of the skies in response to his mother's prayers for rescue.
Considering that the scorpion was the bad The newborn Horus was preserved because he was placed in disguise and his magic was not as powerful as Isis. North of Cairo, where the Nile divides into the western Rosetta Branch and the eastern Damietta Branch, is where the Delta begins. At the river's bifurcation, the contemporary town of Qantar is located. Due to the high water table in the Delta, which causes ancient sites to sink into the earth and tumble over, many of the ancient sites are in ruins or have been destroyed entirely. The bustling worship centre for the goddess Bastet, Bubastis (modern Zagazig), was one of the most significant cities.
Farther north (modern San el Hagar) are the ruins of ancient Tanis, believed by many to be the biblical city of Pi-Ramses. The modern town of Tanta is the site of ancient Sais, the capital of Egypt in the Twenty-sixth Dynasty and the cult center for the goddess Neith. Nearby are the ruins of Nacratus, an ancient Greek city, and Buto, the cult center of Edjo, the cobra goddess of Lower Egypt.
