Osiris is the ancient Egyptian god of the dead, resurrection, and fertility. He was murdered by his brother Set, dismembered, and reassembled by Isis, who then conceived Horus with him. As judge of the dead and lord of the underworld, Osiris became the prototype for dying-and-rising deity figures across the ancient world.
Archetypal dying-and-rising god; origin of the resurrection myth structure; central to Egyptian afterlife theology; father principle betrayed and murdered, whose legacy is avenged by the son (Horus).
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