Osiris

EgyptianGod of the afterlife and resurrection

MythologyEgyptian

RoleGod of the afterlife and resurrection

About Osiris

Murdered and dismembered by his brother Set. Reassembled by his wife Isis. Became lord of the underworld and judge of the dead. His death and resurrection symbolized the annual Nile flooding. One of the most widely worshipped gods in ancient Egypt.

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