Osiris

About

Osiris is the central god of the Egyptian Pantheon as well as the god of the afterlife, the dead, resurrection, life, fertility, vegetation and agriculture. He was the son of Geb and Nut, the husband of Isis, and the father of Horus as well as Anubis in some accounts. He is the ruler of the Egyptian underworld and the judge of the dead.

He is associated with the crook and flail, Alef crown, mummification, gauze, djed, ostrich feathers and fish.

Lore

Osiris ruled over Egypt alongside his wife Isis, he was a just ruler who taught agriculture to the people of Egypt. His brother Set grew jealous of Osiris and devised a plan to murder him. Set had a luxurious box built specifically to Osiris’ measurements and held a competition that whoever fit inside the box would receive it.

When Osiris laid in the box, Set sealed it with molten lead and sliced it into twenty-six pieces before throwing them into the Nile river. Isis searched vigorously for each piece and once she found them all rejoined them. She performed a sacred ritual to revive Osiris long enough for her to be impregnated with their son Horus.

Isis then mummified Osiris’ body and gave him a proper burial which allowed him to descend to the underworld where he would fairly judge the souls of the dead.

Personal Thoughts

Osiris’ story represents the Egyptians relationship with death. Death is not limited to simply mortals but even the Gods can die and nothing can prevent it. The major difference between the Egyptian Pantheon and other Pantheons is that their belief system focuses more on the afterlife given that the head God of their pantheon is the ruler of the afterlife instead of the skies/heavens.

When to invoke

Given Osiris’ association with the afterlife and mummification when to invoke him is fairly obvious. It is best to invoke Osiris after someone has passed away and has been buried.

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