The God Osiris wasn't Greek, but Egyptian. He was married to Isis and had a son called Horus.
(ōsī´rĭs) , in Egyptian religion, legendary ruler of predynastic Egypt and god of the underworld. He was the son of the sky goddess Nut and the earth god Geb. The great benefactor of mankind, Osiris brought to the people knowledge of agriculture and civilization. In a famous myth he was treacherously slain by his evil brother Set, who cut his body into 14 pieces and spread the fragments throughout Egypt. Thereupon, Isis, sister and wife of Osiris, sought and found his scattered body. She buried the pieces, making each burial place a sacred spot. According to another legend Isis did not bury Osiris, but collected the pieces of her dead husband and miraculously brought him back to life. Osiris' son Horus later killed Set and became the new king of Egypt, while Osiris became ruler and judge of the underworld. The worship of Osiris, like that of the sun god Ra, was one of the great cults of ancient Egypt. It gradually spread throughout the Mediterranean world and, with that of Isis and Horus, was especially vital during the time of the Roman Empire. Identified variously with the waters of the Nile, the grain of the earth, the moon, and the sun, Osiris was the great symbol of the creative forces of nature and the imperishability of life. He was commonly represented as swathed in mummy wrappings, wearing the crown of Upper Egypt (a dome-shaped hat with a papyrus tuft) and holding a whip and a crook.
Take a look at this web page for more information.
http://www.akhet.co.uk/isisosir.htm
2006-07-18 05:17:25
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answered by samanthajanecaroline 6
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Greek God Osiris
2017-01-17 07:49:30
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answered by Anonymous
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Honey, I don't think Osiris was Greek.... He was the Egyptian god of the underworld- "Osiris was not only the merciful judge of the dead in the afterlife, but also the underworld agency that granted all life, including sprouting vegetation and the fertile flooding of the Nile River."
Sounds like a pretty nice guy, to me. Horus, his son sounds like an ok guy, too.
(The guy with the novel for an answer copy/pasted the entire entry under Osiris from Wikipedia...)
2006-07-17 23:16:07
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answered by Yoda's Duck 6
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Osiris (Greek language, also Usiris; the Egyptian language name is variously transliterated Asar, Aser, Ausar, Wesir, or Ausare) is the Egyptian God of the Death and the underworld. At the height of the ancient Nile civilization, Osiris was regarded as the primary deity of a henotheism. Osiris was not only the merciful judge of the dead in the afterlife, but also the underworld agency that granted all life, including sprouting vegetation and the fertile flooding of the Nile River. Beginning at about 2000 B.C. all men, not just dead pharaohs, were believed to be associated with Osiris at death
Osiris is first mentioned in the 4th Dynasty, though it is regarded as highly plausible that he may have evolved from the god Andjety. In the first mentions of Osiris, he was regarded the god of the underworld and the dead in the Ennead version of Egyptian mythology, in which he was one of the four children of the earth (Geb) and the sky (Nut), and was the husband of Isis (Aset), who represented life. Every Khu, an aspect of the soul, seeking admission to Aaru, the Egyptian paradise, was referred to as an Osiris. As god of the dead, Babi, the god who devoured unworthy souls, was described as his first-born son
Later, when the Ennead and Ogdoad cosmogenies became merged, with the identification of Ra as Atum (Atum-Ra), gradually Anubis, the god of the underworld in the Ogdoad system, was replaced by Osiris, whose cult had become more significant. In order to explain this, Anubis was said to have given way to Osiris out of respect, and, as an underworld deity, was subsequently identified as being Osiris' son
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NOONE is sure, but historical speculations say that anubis is osiris's sun, and osiris is the greek name for the gyptian god
2006-07-17 23:15:39
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answered by The Hitman 4
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for you kind information osiris is a Eypt God, not greek. And the son of Osiris is Horus.
2006-07-17 23:23:55
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answered by stephen r 2
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Osiris is an Egyptian god.
2006-07-17 23:09:47
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answered by Anonymous
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Osiris is an Eqyptian god, not Greek.
2006-07-17 23:11:16
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answered by zen 7
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Osiris was not worshiped by ancient Greeks. He was worshiped in ancient Egypt.
2006-07-17 23:11:18
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answered by Mile 4
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Horus.
And Luckybeetle is right...Osiris is Egyptian. : )
2006-07-17 23:10:48
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answered by Jen 6
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Anubis and Horus
2006-07-17 23:11:00
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answered by TCJellis 2
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