Osiris brought civilization to the Egyptians, teaching them the uses of corn and wine, weaving, sculpture, religion, music and law. Set slew Osiris and dismembered the body; but Osiris' consort, Isis, reassembled the body and brought Osiris back to life. Osiris was then mummified by his first son (to his sister Nephthys), Anubis. Osiris then retired to the underworld, leaving his second son (Horus) to take revenge against Set and become the Pharaoh.
Osiris is the god of the Nile which rises and falls every year; the god of corn and the vine, which flourish, die, and flourish once more; and the god of the rising and setting sun.
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