Later, Seth developed a vendetta against his extremely popular sibling, possibly either because Osiris had inherited the throne or because he had gotten Seth's wife pregnant. Not knowing the difference, Osiris was seduced by Nephthys and she became pregnant and gave birth to Anubis. Their marriage was not destined to be happy, however.Īt one point, Nephthys appears to have magically taken on the appearance of Isis and presented herself to Osiris as his wife. Together, Isis and Osiris seemed to have possession of numerous powers. Seth married Nephthys and Osiris married Isis. Osiris had four younger siblings who would also play critical roles in his story: his brother Seth and two sisters known as Isis and Nephthys.Īs the firstborn child and son of Geb and Nut, it fell to Osiris to inherit the throne of Egypt. Through this family tree he was also a great-grandson of one of the most popular Egyptian gods, Ra. Osiris is told to have been one of five children born to the god of the earth and the goddess of the skies, Geb and Nut respectively. Some of his other titles and attributes include the Lord of Silence, the Lord of Love and He Who is Permanently Benign and Youthful. Both of those titles were given to him because of his being the ruler of the dead, whom the ancient Egyptians called Westerners or The Living Ones.Ĭonsidered to be a merciful judge of people in the afterlife, Osiris is also credited with the fertile flooding of the Nile, the sprouting of vegetation, and the granting of all life. He is sometimes referred to as "King of the Living" and "Foremost of the Westerners". He is also mentioned in later Egyptian documents, including the Contending of Horus and Seth, the Shabaka Stone and the writings of ancient Greek authors. His name appears during Egypt's Fifth Dynasty, although he is said to have been worshiped since the First Dynasty. Archaeologists point to him being pictured with the shepherd's crook as evidence of this designation. He was also worshiped as the shepherd god. This is how he was perceived among the ancient Egyptians and his name was celebrated with much prayer and ritual activity for thousands of years. The English translation of the name is Almighty or The Powerful. Some Egyptologists refer to the deity as Aser, Ausar, Asar, Asari, Ausir, Ausare, Usire, Usir, Wser, or Wesir. In Egyptian hieroglyphs the traditional rendering of the name is Wsjr. In his hands he holds a flail and a symbolic crook.
Born of osiris skin#
He is usually depicted as a man with green skin and a beard associated with the pharaoh, wearing a crown with two large ostrich feathers, and legs partially wrapped like a mummy. Osiris was the ancient Egyptian god of the dead, the underworld, and the afterlife.
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