Osiris

=Osiris the Egyptian God of the Underworld (Death)=

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Osiris- An Egyptian god who after being killed by another god named Set whom was in some stories he's brother, he became the god of the underworld. Associating him with death resurrection and fertility. Set had grown jealous of his brother thats why he decided to kill him, Isis however had recovered Osiris body but Set had stole it away a short time later and cut up the body and put the pieces throughout the Egyptian desert. Osiris was worshiped all over Egypt. He had a cult which center was in Abydos. Even though Osiris was a god he could not return to the living because of Ma'at who made it impossible for any dead being to return to the living even gods. Osiris is in charge of the dead souls in the underworld he rules over them. Osiris wasn't always the god of the underworld he was second in power only to his farther, He was also the leader of gods on earth.Also at some point in the earlier times he was known has the god of vegetation and nature. Osiris sacred symbol was the antelope.======

Osiris in mostly all the myths was the son of Geb. Geb was known as the god of the earth. Nut, Geb's wife whom was actually her twin brother but was still compelled to marry him. She was also Osiris's mother. Ra one of the more known Egyptian gods was Osiris great grandfather. Osiris had four younger siblings who also played a big role in Egyptian mythology. Osiris sister Isis is sometimes known has his wife. He has three children Horus, Hathor. His other child Anubis was the actual son of Nephthys who had turned herself into the form of Isis, Osiris not knowing the difference became seduced by her and thats when she became pregnant with Anubis.

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