Osiris
The god of life and death , Osiris is nearly the greatest god in the Pharaonic pantheon -- hindered only by the fact that he is dead. Had his brother Set not murdered him, Osiris would occupy the throne of the gods now held instead by his son Horus. Osiris rules over the world of the dead as his son rules the living.
Divine Domains
Good, Law, Repose
Portfolio
Afterlife, judgment, and mercy.Divine Symbols & Sigils
Crook and flail
Tenets of Faith
Osiris is the god of the afterlife. Having himself endured death and risen to reign in the afterlife, Osiris promises a place in the same afterlife to those who follow him. All who die must face Osiris's stern judgment, however. Osiris demands adherence to basic principles of order and goodness in order to win admission into the Offering Fields. Each soul that appears in his Hall of Truth must recite a long confession, proclaiming, "I have not sinned against others. I have not wronged my family. I have not done wrong instead of right. I have known no worthless folk..." and so on. The monster Am-mit, a servent of Anubis, devours those who fail Osiris's judgment.
Clergy and Temples
Osiris's clergy are probably the most important clerics in the daily life of those who follow the Pharaonic pantheon. While Horus's clerics may be viziers, Osiris's clerics are leaders of the common folk, and the centers of a religion that cares more about an individual's eternal reward than about a king's right to rule. In public, clerics of Osiris always defer to clerics of Horus, but they do so with the smug knowledge that they don't have to. 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
Religions
Alignment
Lawful Good
Current Location
Realm
Church/Cult
Spouses
Isis
(Wife)
Siblings
Gender
Male
Ruled Locations
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