Osiris is the ancient Egyptian God of the afterlife, fertility, resurrection, plants, and the dead. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
A complex and contradictory deity, he’s also the brother and partner of Isis<\/a>, and the father of Horus<\/a> — who was conceived by Isis during Osiris’ brief resurrection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Osiris is the son of Geb, the God of the Earth, and Nut, the Goddess of the sky. His brothers are Heru-ur (or Horus the Elder), Nepthys, and Set, and his sister and wife is Isis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He’s generally shown as a very handsome man, whose face has either black or green skin. He wears a tall, conical white crown with curling, multi-colored ostrich feathers, and carries a gold and lapis crook and flail. He’s dressed all in white with a red sash, but his lower body is wrapped up in the manner of a mummy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The name Osiris is a Latinization of the original Egyptian wsjr. This would have been written in hieroglyphics, which lack vowels. That means that Osiris’ name might have originally been pronounced as Asar, Usir, Wesir, or some variation thereof. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Scholars have given several potential meanings for this name, including “the Mighty One,” “something made,” “one who bears the eye,” or “male principle.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n Osiris was the first pharaoh. It’s said that his brother, Set, was overcome with jealousy at his royal position, but other sources claim that Osiris had kicked Set, or possibly slept with his consort, Nephthys.<\/p>\n\n\n\nAbout Osiris<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n