Was Osiris a pharaoh?

Question

I am trying to find out if Osiris was a real pharaoh in ancient times.
I already know He was a God but i have a theory he was a King but i want to find out more information about him.

Answer 1

This may give a clue.

A HYMN TO OSIRIS
Homage to thee, Osiris, Lord of eternity, King of the gods, whose names are manifold, whose transformations are sublime, whose form is hidden in the temples whose KA is holy, the Governor of Tetut, the mighty one of possessions.

Answer 2

Osiris is definitely the stuff of myth. There would be more of a case for the son of Isis and Osiris (Horus) having been a real pharaoh, but still no evidence for that. This whole myth was created as a sort of validation for the pharaoh. Because Horus was the first pharaoh, and his mother was Isis, every subsequent "real" pharaoh claimed that his/her mother was Isis, and that they were themselves divine. This was one of the reasons behind the marriage of royal siblings (Isis and Osiris were brother and sister), but this was also the case to keep the myth that pharaonic families were divine.

There are often clues that myths are based on some historical figure, particularly when it involves a good and great king (as Osiris was seen to be). However, because ruler validation myths are so common in many cultures, chances are Osiris never existed.

Answer 3

Osiris
Other Names: Oser, Aser, Asar, Usire

Patron of: the Underworld, the dead, past Pharaohs, agriculture (old form), fertility (old form).

Appearance: In his original form, a green-skinned man dressed in the raiment of a pharaoh. Following the Legend of Osiris, he appears as a green-skinned man in the form of a mummified pharaoh. He is often depicted wearing the atef crown with a pair of ram horns at its base.

Description: Throughout the height of Egyptian civilization, Osiris was the primary deity. In power, he was second only his father, Ra, and was the leader of the gods on earth. He was the husband of Isis and the father of Horus (and a number of other gods in some stories). Osiris resided in the underworld as the lord of the dead, as after being killed by Set, even though he was a god, he could no longer dwell in the land of the living.

After Osiris was killed, Isis resurrected him with the Ritual of Life, which was later given to the Egyptians so that they could give eternal life to all their dead. The spells and rituals cast by Isis, plus many others given to the people by the gods over the centuries, were collected into The Book of Going Forth by Day, colloquially known as The Book of the Dead.

I reccomend you buy the Book of the Dead it is very interesting, and not at all how it sounds.

Answer 4

No, he was not a pharaoh, he was a king (king of Egypt) from the pre-pharahonic times.
But I think everyone including Egyptologists are very careful with it because most of the people see him and his story like a myth not like a real fact from history, all this is because he is considered a god.
And his real name is Asar, Ausar, Asar Un Nefer, or Wesir because Osiris is the Greek corruption of his real name.

Answer 5

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.