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Osiris-Matthew Probert's Encyclopedia. Image Used With Permission. God of goodness and ruler of the underworld. In earlier times he was actually considered a god of vegetation and nature. However, after his brother Set killed him, he became the ruler of the dead and the underworld. This associated him with death, resurrection, and fertility.

Other Names: Ausar

Father: Geb

Mother: Nut

Consort: Isis

Lover: Nephthys

Siblings: Set, Isis

Children: Horus, Hathor, Anubis

Sacred Symbol: Antelope

Depicted: Osiris is usually depicted as a beared man wrapped in a type of mummy bandages. He is also sometimes holding a crook and flail symbolizing his ruling time.

Cult Centers: Abydos, Philae, Busiris, Alexandria

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