What does Osiris rule over?
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the realm of the dead
As lord of the afterlife, Osiris judges the dead and promises the righteous eternal life.
💡 Did you know? He is usually shown with green skin: the colour of sprouting life.
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What was Osiris before he became god of the dead?
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king of Egypt
Osiris, legend says, ruled as a good king and taught people agriculture, wine and laws.
💡 Did you know? His beneficent reign was seen by the Egyptians as a golden age.
Who murdered Osiris?
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his brother Seth
Out of envy Seth killed Osiris, dismembered him and scattered the pieces across all of Egypt.
💡 Did you know? Isis gathered the pieces and revived him just long enough to conceive their son Horus.
Who devours the heart that is too heavy at the judgement of the dead?
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Ammit
Ammit, part crocodile, part lion, part hippopotamus, waits beside the scales of Osiris.
💡 Did you know? The heart was weighed against the feather of Maat; only a light heart passed the test.
Why did Osiris become a bearer of hope for the Egyptians?
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because he rose again
Osiris died and returned to life: so he promised people too a life beyond death.
💡 Did you know? His yearly „reawakening“ was linked to the Nile flood that made the land fertile.
Why is Osiris shown with green skin?
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as a sign of rebirth
Osiris's green skin symbolises sprouting life and the yearly renewal of nature.
💡 Did you know? „Osiris beds“ of earth and grain that sprouted in tombs were meant to invoke resurrection.
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