The ruins of 35 major pyramids still stand near the Nile River in Egypt. Pyramids were built as the home of the everlasting for the king, the pharaoh's Castle of Eternity. The ancient Egyptians believed in life after death. The pyramids were the homes for Egyptian royalty when they died. Inside the pyramids with the royal body, were kept precious treasures and gold so that the body would live happily in the so called "Afterlife".
The reason that the ancient Egyptians believed in the afterlife was due to the following legend: "Osiris, a great and benevolent king on earth, was murdered by his jealous brother, Set, who tore the body into sixteen pieces and scattered the pieces over Egypt. Osiris's wife, Isis, was grief-stricken. …
