Description
Osiris, also called Usir, one of the most important gods of ancient Egypt. The name Usir means ‘powerful’ or ‘mighty’. Osiris was the god of the underworld and the afterlife. Osiris was also the god of resurrection and fertility. His parents were Geb, god of the earth, and Nut, goddess of the sky. He had a brother named Seth, and two sisters, Isis and Nephthys.
When Osiris became king of Egypt, he married his sister Isis. This made Seth jealous. He murdered his brother, placed his body in a chest, and let it drift out to sea. Isis found her husband’s body and brought it back to Egypt. When Seth discovered the body hidden by Isis, he chopped it up into fourteen pieces and threw them all over Egypt, hoping they would never be found. This myth, and the gods involved, is the most significant story in Egyptian mythology.
11″
Cold cast resin
