Osiris

(noun)

The Egyptian god of the underworld, and husband and brother of Isis.

Related Terms

  • Ra
  • Sneferu
  • necropolis
  • Nomes
  • nomarchs
  • Old Kingdom
  • Djoser
  • pharaoh

Examples of Osiris in the following topics:

  • Ancient Egyptian Religion

    • Upon death, the pharaoh was fully deified, directly identified with Ra and associated with Osiris, the god of death and rebirth.
    • The most important myth was of Osiris and Isis.
    • The divine ruler Osiris was murdered by Set (god of chaos), then resurrected by his sister and wife Isis to conceive an heir, Horus.
    • Osiris then became the ruler of the dead, while Horus eventually avenged his father and became king.
    • This wall painting shows, from left to right, the gods Osiris, Anubis and Horus.
  • Hatshepsut

    • These statues of Hatshepsut at her tomb show her holding the crook and flail associated with Osiris.
  • The Old Kingdom

    • Funerary prayers on royal tombs (called Pyramid Texts) appeared, and the cult of the deity Osiris ascended in importance.
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