CIVILIZATION
EGYPTIAN
Question
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Osiris
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Isis
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Ra
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Anubis
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Horus
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Detailed explanation-1: -Who is Osiris? Osiris was the god and chief judge of the underworld. He was also god of vegetation and the annual Nile flood and was closely associated with death, resurrection and fertility.
Detailed explanation-2: -Ancient Egyptians believed that if Osiris could triumph over death, so could human beings. Early rulers were referred to as “Osiris” after they died and were considered to be immortal, carrying on their lives in the underworld.
Detailed explanation-3: -Seth, the god of disorder, murdered his brother Osiris, the god of order. Seth was furious because his wife, Nephthys, had conceived a child, named Anubis, by Osiris. The murder happened at a banquet when Seth invited guests to lie down in a coffin he had made for the king.