Deity culture of ancient Egypt
Osiris
God of the afterlife in Egyptian mythology
In brief
Osiris is an Egyptian deity associated with the dead and the underworld. A small Met statuette shows him in a close-fitting mummiform garment with royal crook and flail. The museum dates that object to the Late Period–Ptolemaic Period, rather than assigning a date to the god.
Such an object helps investigate representation and offering practices. Its crown, garment and accompanying figures can be read through the collection entry. A single surviving object cannot establish the full range of beliefs held by everyone in ancient Egypt.
Sources: The Met: Osiris, object 570654
Overview
god of the afterlife in Egyptian mythologyWikidata record description. Read Osiris in the Wikipedia reader.
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Family tree
As the myths and records give it. Versions differ from source to source.
The family as a list · 10
Kinship in an account 10
- child of (child) Geb Egyptian deity of the Earth
- child of (child) Nut goddess of the sky in the Ennead of Egyptian mythology
- parent of (father) Anubis Egyptian deity of mummification and the afterlife, usually depicted as a man with a canine head
- parent of (father) Babi deity
- parent of (father) Horus Egyptian sky deity
- partner of (spouse) Isis Egyptian deity
- partner of Nephthys Egyptian deity
- sibling of Isis Egyptian deity
- sibling of Nephthys Egyptian deity
- sibling of Seth God of the desert, storms, and foreigners in ancient Egyptian religion
Connections
Affiliation 1
Transmission 1
Identification 2
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