Welcome to Assassin's Creed Wiki! Log in and join the community.
Osiris: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
imported>RebeccaAWB m →References: Template fix, replaced: {{TWCB}} → {{Isu}} |
imported>Sadelyrate No edit summary |
||
| Line 3: | Line 3: | ||
{{Quote|Son of Apep, the Lord of the Duat awaits.|[[Bayek]] to [[Eudoros]].|Assassin's Creed: Origins}} | {{Quote|Son of Apep, the Lord of the Duat awaits.|[[Bayek]] to [[Eudoros]].|Assassin's Creed: Origins}} | ||
[[File:ACO_Osiris_Constellation_Concept_Art.jpg|thumb|250px|Concept art of a constellation depicting Osiris]] | [[File:ACO_Osiris_Constellation_Concept_Art.jpg|thumb|250px|Concept art of a constellation depicting Osiris]] | ||
'''Osiris''', also called the '''Lord of the Duat''',<ref name="ACO">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''</ref> was a member of the [[Isu]], revered as an [[Egypt]]ian god of the afterlife, the underworld and death. He was also the consort of [[Isis]]. | '''Osiris''', also called the '''Lord of the Duat''',<ref name="ACO">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''</ref> was a member of the [[Isu]], revered as an [[Egypt]]ian god of the [[Duat|afterlife]], the underworld and death. He was also the consort-brother of [[Isis]]. | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
In legends, Osiris and his wife Isis watched over the Egyptian pharaohs, with Isis using a [[Ankh|Piece of Eden]] to keep them from harm. However, Osiris died after some time, murdered by his brother [[Seth]], causing Isis to be overtaken by grief and despair.<ref name="AC3A">''[[Assassin's Creed 3: Accipiter]]''</ref> | In legends, Osiris and his wife Isis watched over the Egyptian pharaohs, with Isis using a [[Ankh|Piece of Eden]] to keep them from harm. However, Osiris died after some time, murdered by his brother [[Seth]], causing Isis to be overtaken by grief and despair.<ref name="AC3A">''[[Assassin's Creed 3: Accipiter]]''</ref> | ||
She then attempted to revive Osiris by using the Ankh, but it would last for only one night. | She then attempted to revive Osiris by using the Ankh, but it would last for only one night. The sexual intercourse between the two that night resulted in the conception of their son [[Horus]].<ref name="AC3A" /> | ||
During the 1st century BCE, whenever [[Bayek]] | During the 1st century BCE, whenever the [[Medjay]] and later [[Hidden Ones|Hidden One]] [[Bayek]] of [[Siwa]] slew a member of the [[Order of the Ancients]], he told them that Osiris awaited them to judge them for their crimes against [[human]]ity.<ref name="ACO" /> | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
Revision as of 15:20, 5 May 2019
Osiris, also called the Lord of the Duat,[1] was a member of the Isu, revered as an Egyptian god of the afterlife, the underworld and death. He was also the consort-brother of Isis.
Biography
In legends, Osiris and his wife Isis watched over the Egyptian pharaohs, with Isis using a Piece of Eden to keep them from harm. However, Osiris died after some time, murdered by his brother Seth, causing Isis to be overtaken by grief and despair.[2]
She then attempted to revive Osiris by using the Ankh, but it would last for only one night. The sexual intercourse between the two that night resulted in the conception of their son Horus.[2]
During the 1st century BCE, whenever the Medjay and later Hidden One Bayek of Siwa slew a member of the Order of the Ancients, he told them that Osiris awaited them to judge them for their crimes against humanity.[1]
Trivia
- Historians during the classical antiquity viewed Osiris as the Egyptian counterpart to Aita, Hades, and Pluto as they were all major chthonic deities. Serapis was a syncretism formed by these cultures.
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed 3: Accipiter (first appearance)
- Assassin's Creed: Origins (mentioned only)
References
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
