What are the eight most commonly asked questions about Osiris?

1. What is the etymology of the word Osiris?

The name Osiris is one Latin transliteration of an Ancient Greek, which in rank is the Greek version of the first name in the language of Egyptian. In the Egyptian hieroglyphs the word appears as wsjr, wherein some Egyptologists instead select to transliterate jsjrj or sjr. Since the hieroglyphic inscription lacks vowels, the Egyptologists have voiced the name in many different ways, such as Asar, Yasar, Asaru, Ausar, Aser, Ausar, Ausir, Usir, Wusir, Wesir, or Usire. There are still several proposals has been made for this names’ etymology and the meaning of the first name; but, as the Egyptologist Mark Smith noted that none are totally convincing and most take the wsjr as the standard transliteration.

2. Why is the skin of Osiris green?

The meaning of the green color in the ancient Egypt is… the Earth and the fertility gods, namely Geb and Osiris were represented with green skin. It indicates their power to give confidence in the enlargement of vegetation. But, the prehistoric Egyptians acknowledge the cycle of decay and of growth, and so the color green was also connected with the power of restoration and the death.

3. What kind of God is Osiris?

Osiris is also called as Usir. He is believed to become one of the most chief gods of the ancient Egypt. The beginning of Osiris was unclear because in Lower Egypt, he was the native god of Busiris, and can have been an epitome of the chthonic or the underworld fertility.

4. What kind of God was Osiris before he died?

Being the ruler of those that passed away, Osiris was at times called as the "king of the living". In the ancient Egyptians, they considered the sanctified dead as "the living ones". By way of the syncretism with Iah, Osiris is also known to be the god of Moon. The god Osiris was also believed to the brother of Set, Isis, Nephthys, and the Elder is Horus, while he is the father of the Younger Horus.

5. What are the different kinds of power of Osiris?

Abilities and powers, these are all what Osiris possessed. Osiris possessed all the strength of being the affiliate of the super human race identified as the Heliopolis Egyptian gods. He has superhuman stamina, durability, strength, reflexes and agility. Osiris has the power to foresee elemental power for a diversity of effects.

6. Was Osiris also a pharaoh?

The Egyptian people believed their Pharaoh to become the mediator in between the world and the gods of men. After death, a Pharaoh will become divine, recognized with Osiris, the lord of the dead and Horus father, and he passed on his position and his blessed powers to his son, the new Pharaoh.

7. Who slay Osiris and why?

The god Osiris, the prehistoric king of Egypt was believed to be killed by his brother Set. Set murdered Osiris because Set wanted to usurp Osiris throne that time. In the mean time, Osiris's wife Isis reinstated her husband's body, permitting Osiris to posthumously envision their son, Horus.

8. How was Osiris murdered?

Osiris attended the family celebration, where his brother Set presents a game and a gift as well; the very adorable new coffin. It is the gift for a person who will fit perfectly inside, and nobody does fit it until Osiris tries. Set immediately sealed the coffin, shut it and his 72 minions attacked from the 4 quarters, seized the coffin and then throw it to the water. The coffin was carried by the Nile River to the distant land, where it turned entangled in the brushwood of the beautiful tree. The tree grows just about him, and Osiris imparted to it a captivating aroma. When one king from the land heard about the magical tree, he had it carved it to a pillar, so he can bring its aroma of sanctity it to his home.