OSIRIS: GOD OF FARMING & THE AFTERLIFE

OSIRIS

CARTOON OSIRIS

OSIRIS AND HIS WIFE/SISTER, ISIS

OSIRIS AND HIS FAMILY

• Parents: Geb and Nut
• Siblings: Set, Nephthys, Horus (Elder), amd Isis
• Spouse: Isis
• Children: Horus (the Younger)

THE SYMBOLS OF OSIRIS

• Crook
• Flail
• Atef Crown with Ostritch Feathers
• Mummy Gauze
• Fish

The Story of Osiris

As the god of the earth and vegetation, Osiris symbolized in his death the annual drought and in his rebirth, the periodic flooding of the Nile and the growth of crops. He was a god-king who was believed to have given Egypt civilization.

The Death of Osiris

Set was jealous of Osiris. He had tricked him into laying down in a golden coffin, which he then sealed and cut into 14 pieces. Set scattered the pieces all over Egypt. Isis spent years searching for them. Eventually, Isis put her husband back together, binding him in cloth to make the first mummy, but Osiris only came partially back to life. After that, he was the god of the underworld, sitting in judgment over the souls of the dead.

How & Why Egyptians Worshipped Osiris

Egyptians worshipped Osiris because they thought that he would help grow crops and let them live a happy afterlife. They worshipped him by praying in temples that priests and scribes had built.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

• http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/433922/Osiris
• http://www.ancientegyptonline.co.uk/Osiris.html
• http://www.egyptianmyths.net/osiris.htm
• http://www.rickriordan.com/my-books/kane-chronicles/explore-egyptian-mythol...
• http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osiris