Egyptian God Osiris - God of DeathAs the Egyptian God Osiris is lord of the death and resurrection, you can safely assume that he is the most revered and respected of all the ancient Egyptian gods.He is the son of the Earth God Geb and the Sky Goddess Nut. He married his sister and beloved Isis who bore him a son - Horus. His stories are painted all over tomb walls and papyri. His myths are some of the most important and significant in ancient Egyptian religion. His love story with Isis is beauty and lament. In form, he is depicted wearing mummy shrouds, the white crown of Lower Egypt and he holds the crook and flail in his hands. His skin is pale white, green or black.
He was once a human; and a ruler of man. He led the human race out of barbarism and began a sort of renaissance on Earth. He taught people how to farm and grow grains. He was a kind and gentle leader of man. His younger brother, the God Seth, grew jealous of his success. He plotted and carried out the murder of Osiris by locking him into a casket and throwing it into the Nile. Isis found her dead husband's body, but Seth took it away and cut it into pieces - throwing each piece away separately. But still, this did not deter the devoted Isis. She managed to collect his body parts. With the help of her adopted step-son Anubis and the God Thoth - they restored his form by wrapping him in mummy shrouds. He then became the Lord of Death and the Underworld.
Osiris's Function and WorshipAbove all, the Egyptian God Osiris is the final judge of the soul of the recently deceased. Only he could grant final entry into the Field of Reeds "Aaru". In a sense, he is the last keeper of the gates of heaven.He judged according to reports from other gods as well as the confessions the heart of the deceased gave to him.
And so he was also the God of Vegetation and Fertility. And because of his origins, he was considered to be the first king of Egypt. The Book of the Dead and its vignettes tell the stories of the afterlife and the underworld - in which Osiris is the main judge. He is depicted on tomb walls and papyri carrying out his judging duties with the help of his assistants. There were festivals that center around his worship. Annual feasts were held in his honor. Temples were dedicated to him, with the chief cult in Abydos. Tombs of the Pharaohs were filled with paintings of his mercy and kindness, as well as his final judgments.
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He is not only God of Death and resurrection, but as a god he had died and been resurrected himself - his form represents this story.
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