Osiris
Osiris is the God of Life and Death and King of the Dead, the most just and merciful of the gods. He was Ra's initial choice for the throne before his tragic murder by his brother, Set. He now presides over the afterlife in the Offering Fields, where he casts the final, merciful judgment on mortal souls. He balances the strict justice of Anubis with his own wisdom, ensuring a compassionate verdict.
Divine Domains
Good, Law, Repose, Undeath
Portfolio
Afterlife, judgment, and mercy.Divine Symbols & Sigils
Crook and flail
Tenets of Faith
Osiris promises a place in the peaceful afterlife to those who follow him. His followers must adhere to basic principles of order and goodness, proclaiming a long confession in the Hall of Truth that testifies to their virtue. The faith focuses on an individual’s eternal reward and the cycle of life after death.
Osiris shares a Grand Temple with Isis and Anubis, though the Temple Propers for Anubis and Osiris/Isis are separate. Within the proper of Osiris and Isis, each deity has a separate inner court. Auxiliary temples are found everywhere the Pharaonic pantheon is revered. Osiris's clerics play a role in the funeral ritual along with the clerics of Anubis.
Clergy and Temples
Osiris's clerics are highly respected leaders of the common folk, focusing on the welfare and eternal reward of individuals. They often share Grand Temple complexes with Isis and Anubis. Osiris's appearance as a mummified man wearing the crown of the dead symbolizes his unique mastery over both death and resurrection.Osiris shares a Grand Temple with Isis and Anubis, though the Temple Propers for Anubis and Osiris/Isis are separate. Within the proper of Osiris and Isis, each deity has a separate inner court. Auxiliary temples are found everywhere the Pharaonic pantheon is revered. Osiris's clerics play a role in the funeral ritual along with the clerics of Anubis.
Physical Description
General Physical Condition
Osiris appears as a human mummy swathed in strips of linen. He wears the crown of rulership over the dead and holds a scepter and a flail, symbolizing his kingship and his power over the forces of nature. These include the cycle of crops and vegetation and the primal elemental forces of air and earth, control of which Osiris inherited from the elder deities.
Social
Family Ties
Osiris is the son of Geb and Nut, and the brother of Set, Isis, and Nephthys. He is the father of Anubis by Nephthys and Horus by Isis.
Divine Classification
Greater Deity
Alignment
Lawful Good
Current Location
Realm
Spouses
Isis
(Wife)
Siblings
Gender
Male
Ruled Locations
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