Who was the wife of Osiris in Egyptian mythology?
"Egyptian Osiris myth into modern Africa. This first becomes evident when Armah names each chapter using Egyptian words. The main characters closely align with the major movers of the myth: the reforming Asar identifying with Osiris, Asar's companion, Ast, portrayed as Isis, and Soya representing Set. The relationship between Ast and Asar reflects a Pan-African model of uniting both the African American with no ethnic tribe and the native African who clearly identifies with a single village. This represents a similar relationship to that between an Afro-Caribbean man and an African women in Armah's novel ""Fragments"". This relationship, one of"
"Osira Osira is a fictional character in the DC Comics book ""Wonder Woman"". She first appeared in ""Wonder Woman"", vol. 1, #231. Osira was first introduced as an alien who crash-landed on Earth centuries ago. She and her husband Hefnakhti were worshipped as gods by the ancient Egyptians for their advanced technology and knowledge of irrigation. Egyptian pyramids were erected in their honor. They brought peace to Egypt but an old high priest called Anankh spoke against the couple as their sense of peace meant taking away the people's free will. Anankh trapped Osira and Hefnakhti in a pyramid, where"
"Isis Isis was a major goddess in ancient Egyptian religion whose worship spread throughout the Greco-Roman world. Isis was first mentioned in the Old Kingdom (c. 2686–2181 BCE) as one of the main characters of the Osiris myth, in which she resurrects her slain husband, the divine king Osiris, and produces and protects his heir, Horus. She was believed to help the dead enter the afterlife as she had helped Osiris, and she was considered the divine mother of the pharaoh, who was likened to Horus. Her maternal aid was invoked in healing spells to benefit ordinary people. Originally, she"
"Semiramis Semiramis (Assyrian;ܫܲܡܝܼܪܵܡ Shamiram, ; , ""Shamiram"") was the legendary Lydian-Babylonian wife of Onnes and Ninus, succeeding the latter to the throne of Assyria. The legends narrated by Diodorus Siculus, who drew from the works of Ctesias of Cnidus describes her and her relationships to Onnes and King Ninus, a mythical king of Assyria not attested in the far older and more comprehensive Assyrian King List. The indigenous Assyrians of Iraq, northeast Syria, southeast Turkey, and northwest Iran still use Semiramis (also ""Shamiram"") as a given name for female children. The real and historical Shammuramat (the original Akkadian and Aramaic"
"Deianira Deianira, Deïanira, or Deianeira (; Ancient Greek: Δηϊάνειρα, ""Dēiáneira"", or , ""Dēáneira"", ), also known as Dejanira, was a figure in Greek mythology whose name translated as ""man-destroyer"" or ""destroyer of her husband"". She was the wife of Heracles and, in late Classical accounts, his unwitting murderer, killing him with the poisoned Shirt of Nessus. She is the main character in Sophocles' play ""Women of Trachis"". Deianira was the daughter of Althaea and her husband Oeneus (whose name means ""wine-man""), the king of Calydon (after the wine-god gave the king the vine to cultivate), and the half-sister of Meleager."
"the words of one of its priestesses, M. Isidora Forrest, Isis can be ""all Goddesses to all people"". Isis Isis was a major goddess in ancient Egyptian religion whose worship spread throughout the Greco-Roman world. Isis was first mentioned in the Old Kingdom (c. 2686–2181 BCE) as one of the main characters of the Osiris myth, in which she resurrects her slain husband, the divine king Osiris, and produces and protects his heir, Horus. She was believed to help the dead enter the afterlife as she had helped Osiris, and she was considered the divine mother of the pharaoh, who"
"Orseis In Greek mythology, Orseïs (; Ancient Greek: Ὀρσηΐς, derived from ὄρσω - ""orsô"", ""to rouse, stir, awaken, excite or arise"") was the water-nymph (Naiad) of a spring in Thessalia, Greece, and the mythical ancestor of the Greeks. In some accounts, she was described as a mountain nymph (oread). It is uncertain whether Orseis was believed to be the daughter of Oceanus or the river-god of Thessalia, Peneios. There is even a possibility that she was the daughter of Zeus and Deino the Graeae. According to the ""Library"", Orseis married Hellen, son of Deucalion and Pyrrha and brother of Pandora,"
"kills and dismembers him. Osiris's wife Isis makes a journey to gather his fourteen scattered body parts. In some versions, she buries each part where she finds it, causing the desert to put forth vegetation. In other versions, she reassembles his body and resurrects him, and he then becomes the ruler of the afterlife. In European folklore, a woman's fertility has an influence on farming. Vegetation goddess figurines from the Cucuteni-Trypillian culture have a lozenge and dot pattern that represents a sown field and female fertility. The death of vegetation is also associated with the travel to the underworld of"
"at Philae, while other elements are thoroughly Greek. Other information comes from Plutarch (c. 46–120 CE), whose book ""On Isis and Osiris"" interprets the Egyptian gods based on his Middle Platonist philosophy, and from several works of Greek and Latin literature that refer to Isis's worship, especially a novel by Apuleius (c. 125–180 CE) known as ""Metamorphoses"" or ""The Golden Ass"", which ends by describing how the main character has a vision of the goddess and becomes her devotee. Elaborating upon Isis's role as a wife and mother in the Osiris myth, aretalogies call her the inventor of marriage and"
"prayer. She destined my mistress [loved one] for me. And she came of her own free will to see me."" Hathor was considered the mother of various child deities. As demonstrated by her name, she was often thought of as Horus's mother as well as his consort. As both the wife of the king and mother of his heir, Hathor was the mythic counterpart of human queens. Isis and Osiris were considered Horus's parents in the Osiris myth as far back as the late Old Kingdom, but the relationship between Horus and Hathor may be older still. If so, Horus"
"Wenennefer (High Priest of Osiris) Wenennefer (also Wennefer, Wennufer or Unnefer) was an ancient Egyptian High Priest of Osiris at Abydos, during the reign of pharaoh Ramesses II of the 19th Dynasty. His name ""Wenennefer"" (""""the one who continues to be perfect""""), is one of the epithets of Osiris, which alludes to this god's ""post-mortem"" power. Wenennufer was a son of the High Priest of Osiris Mery and the Chantress of Osiris Maianuy. He was married to Tiy also called Nefertari, the daughter of the Overseer of the Granary Qeni and his wife Wiay. Wennufer and Tiy had at least"
"Omphale In Greek mythology, Omphale (; Ancient Greek: Ὀμφάλη) was a daughter of Iardanus, either a king of Lydia, or a river-god. Omphale was queen of the kingdom of Lydia in Asia Minor; according to ""Bibliotheke"" she was the wife of Tmolus, the oak-clad mountain king of Lydia; after he was gored to death by a bull, she continued to reign on her own. Diodorus Siculus provides the first appearance of the Omphale theme in literature, though Aeschylus was aware of the episode. The Greeks did not recognize her as a goddess: the undisputed etymological connection with ""omphalos"", the world-navel,"
"Electra (Oceanid) In Greek mythology, Electra (; , ""Ēlektra"" ""amber"") was the Oceanid daughter of Oceanus and Tethys. According to Hesiod, she was the wife of Thaumas, and by him, the mother of Iris, the messenger of the gods, and the Harpies. The names of Electra's Harpy daughters vary. Hesiod and Apollodorus name them: Aello and Ocypete. Virgil, names Celaeno as one of the Harpies. However while Hyginus, ""Fabulae"" Preface has the Harpies, Celaeno, Ocypete, and Podarce, as daughters of Thaumas and Electra, at ""Fabuale"" 14.18, the Harpies are said to be named Aellopous, Celaeno, and Ocypete, and are the"
"nearly drowning Achilles. According to Hesiod, there were also three thousand Oceanids. These included: Metis, Zeus' first wife, whom Zeus impregnated with Athena and then swallowed; Eurynome, Zeus' third wife, and mother of the Charites; Doris, the wife of Nereus and mother of the Nereids; Callirhoe, the wife of Chrysaor and mother of Geryon; Clymene, the wife of Iapetus, and mother of Atlas, Menoetius, Prometheus, and Epimetheus; Perseis, wife of Helios and mother of Circe and Aeetes; Idyia, wife of Aeetes and mother of Medea; and Styx, goddess of the river Styx, and the wife of Pallas and mother of"
"accounts have the penis of Osiris surviving). After becoming pregnant with Horus, Isis fled to the Nile Delta marshlands to hide from her brother Set, who jealously killed Osiris and who she knew would want to kill their son. There Isis bore a divine son, Horus. Since Horus was said to be the sky, he was considered to also contain the sun and moon. It became said that the sun was his right eye and the moon his left, and that they traversed the sky when he, a falcon, flew across it. Later, the reason that the moon was not"
"Briseis Brisēís (; , ; also known as Hippodameia (, ) was a mythical queen in Asia Minor at the time of the Trojan War. Her character lies at the heart of a dispute between Achilles and Agamemnon that drives the plot of Homer's ""Iliad"". She was the daughter of Briseus, the wife of King Mynes of Lyrnessus, and lover of Achilles. Briseis was said to have had long golden hair, blue eyes, and fair skin and she was considered to be very beautiful and clever. She was further described by John Tzetzes as follows: According to her mythology, Briseis"
"is that Osiris had sex with Nephthys, who is Set's consort and the fourth child of Geb and Nut. The murder itself is frequently alluded to, but never clearly described. The Egyptians believed that written words had the power to affect reality, so they avoided writing directly about profoundly negative events such as Osiris's death. Sometimes they denied his death altogether, even though the bulk of the traditions about him make it clear that he has been murdered. In some cases the texts suggest that Set takes the form of a wild animal, such as a crocodile or bull, to"
"and Osiris. The goddess Isis ""was always faithful to Osiris, her brother and husband; she took vengeance on Typhon, Osiris' murderer, and saved the crown for her son Horus."" From the Dutch scholar Cornelius de Pauw, Hoffman took the idea that it was forbidden for women to iherit the throne of Egypt, an important plot point in the opera. He also researched details of Egyptian funerary rites in Herodotus and Diodorus Siculus. Lemoyne spent a long time working on the score. There are references to its composition as early as November 1787. Antoine Dauvergne, of the Opéra management, complained that"
"Eurydice In Greek mythology, Eurydice (; , ""Eurydikē"" ""wide justice"", derived from ""ευρυς eurys"" ""wide"" and ""δικη dike"" ""justice”) was an oak nymph or one of the daughters of Apollo. She was the wife of Orpheus, who tried to bring her back from the dead with his enchanting music. Eurydice was the wife of Orpheus, who loved her dearly; on their wedding day, he played joyful songs as his bride danced through the meadow. One day, Aristaeus saw and pursued Eurydice, who stepped on a viper, was bitten, and died instantly. Distraught, Orpheus played and sang so mournfully that all"
"Clytemnestra Clytemnestra (; , ""Klytaimnḗstra"", ) was the wife of Agamemnon and queen of Mycenae (or sometimes Argos) in ancient Greek legend. In the ""Oresteia"" by Aeschylus, she murdered Agamemnon – said by Euripides to be her second husband – and the Trojan princess Cassandra, whom he had taken as war prize following the sack of Troy; however, in Homer's ""Odyssey"", her role in Agamemnon's death is unclear and her character is significantly more subdued. Her Greek name ""Klytaimnḗstra"" is also sometimes Latinized as Clytaemnestra. It is commonly glossed as ""famed for her suitors"". However, this form is a later"
"Iphimedeia In Greek mythology, Iphimedeia (; Ancient Greek: Ἰφιμέδεια) was the daughter of Triopas of Thessaly (a son of Poseidon and Canace). Her brothers were Erysichthon and Phorbas. She was the wife of Aloeus, who was also her uncle. She is attested in Homer's Odyssey in the catalogue of women as being a mortal. Iphimedeia also fell in love with Poseidon and would often come to the sea shore and pour the sea water in her lap, until the god came and answered her feelings (cf. the story of Tyro). With Poseidon she was the mother of Otus and Ephialtes"
"epithets, not all of which are understood. Nut is a daughter of Shu and Tefnut. Her brother and husband is Geb. She had four or five children: Osiris, Set, Isis, Nephthys, and—in early Egyptian sources—Horus. She is considered one of the oldest deities among the Egyptian pantheon, with her origin being found on the creation story of Heliopolis. She was originally the goddess of the nighttime sky, but eventually became referred to as simply the sky goddess. Her headdress was the hieroglyphic of part of her name, a pot, which may also symbolize the uterus. Mostly depicted in nude human"
"to four of Aeneas' ships in order to prevent them from leaving Sicily. According to the Roman poet Ovid, after Romulus was deified as the god Quirinus, his wife Hersilia pleaded the gods to let her become immortal as well so that she could be with her husband once again. Juno heard her plea and sent Iris down to her. With a single finger, Iris touched Hersilia and transformed her into an immortal goddess. Hersilia flew to Olympus, where she became one of the Horae and was permitted to live with her husband forevermore. According to the ""Homeric Hymn to"
"stir him into action. Finally, Isis restores breath and life to Osiris's body and copulates with him, conceiving their son, Horus. From this point Osiris lives on only in the Duat, or underworld. But by producing a son and heir to avenge his death and carry out funerary rites for him, Isis has ensured that her husband will endure in the afterlife. Isis's role in afterlife beliefs was based on that in the myth. She helped to restore the souls of deceased humans to wholeness as she had done for Osiris. Like other goddesses, such as Hathor, she also acted"
"their symbolism we learn the image that women had in the eyes of the ancient Egyptians. As with Greek divinities, many were related to one another, by blood or marriage, such as Isis and her sister Nephthys, both the respective wives of Osiris (the god of the dead) and of Seth, themselves brothers. Women and their image were most often associated with life and fertility. In the case of the goddess Isis, who was associated with many principles: as the wife of Osiris who was killed by his brother, she was connected to funeral rites. As a mother, she became"
"After the Immortal’s death, Osiris finally perceived the true threat of the Overmaster, he, Seneca and Mohammed Ibn Bornu allied themselves with the Justice League in order to stop the Overmaster. Osiris is the Egyptian god of death, fertility, and resurrection. He is also the lord of the Egyptian underworld and was appointed to be one of three judges of the deceased, alongside Thoth and Anubis. In modern times, Osiris and the death gods Hel, Morrigan and Pluto conspired to steal the life force of a young girl named Thessaly, because of her status as the last Thessalian witch. Their"
"He asserted that Moo and her husband, Prince Coh, also known as Chac Mool, were the inspiration for the Egyptian myth of Isis and Osiris. Queen Moo was the eldest daughter of King Canchi and Queen Zoc. She was desired by her brothers, Prince Coh and Prince Aac. She chose Coh as her mate, and Prince Aac killed him in a jealous rage. After Prince Coh's death, Queen Moo fled to seek refuge in the Land of Mu (also known as Atlantis). When she reached the location where it once was she found that the civilization had disappeared, so she"
"Oenone In Greek mythology, Oenone (; Ancient Greek: Οἰνώνη ""Oinōnē"" means ""wine woman"") was the first wife of Paris of Troy, whom he abandoned for the Queen Helen of Sparta. In Jean Racine's play ""Phèdre"", the name Oenone is given to Phaedra's nurse. (Note that Oenone was also the ancient name of an island, which was later named after Aegina, daughter of the river god Asopus.) Oenone was a mountain nymph (an oread) on Mount Ida in Phrygia, a mountain associated with the Mother Goddess Cybele, alternatively Rhea. Her gift of prophecy was learned from Rhea. Her father was either"
"attributes of Isis. These were combined into a single narrative by Plutarch in the 1st century AD. In her aspect of protector of Egypt and its people, Isis is depicted with huge outspread wings. She taught women to grind corn, to spin and to weave, and she taught the people how to cure illnesses. She instituted the rite of marriage. When her consort, Osiris, left Egypt to travel the world, Isis ruled the country in his absence. ""The hieroglyph for her name is the image of a throne, and her lap came to be seen as the throne of Egypt."
"Pharaoh was seen as a manifestation of, or especially protected by, Horus, these ""parts"" of the deceased pharaoh, referred to as the Osiris, were seen as ""parts"" of Horus, or rather, his ""children"", an association that did not diminish with each successive pharaoh. Since Horus was their father, so Isis, Horus's original wife in the early mythological phase, was usually seen as their mother, although Hathor was also believed to be their mother, though in the details of the funerary ritual each son, and therefore each canopic jar, was protected by a particular goddess. Others say their mother was Serket,"
"in countries north of the Tropic of Capricorn, in late spring. Cassiopeia (Queen of Ethiopia) Cassiopeia (Κασσιόπεια) or Cassiepeia (Κασσιέπεια), a figure in Greek mythology, was queen of Aethiopia and wife of king Cepheus. She was arrogant and vain, characteristics that led to her downfall. Her name in Greek is , ""Kassiope""; other variants are , ""Kassiopeia"" and , ""Kassiepeia"". Some sources describe Cassiopeia as the daughter of Coronus and Zeuxo but Nonnus calls her a nymph. While according to Stephanus, she was called Iope, the daughter of Aeolus, from whom the town of Joppa derived its name. Cassiopeia boasted"
"early summer. The fountain was sacred to the Muses and it was there that Bellerophon found Pegasus (as Polyidus had claimed), drinking, and tamed him. Pirene (mythology) In Greek mythology, Pirene or Peirene (Ancient Greek: Πειρήνη means ""of the osiers""), a nymph, was either the daughter of the river god Asopus, Laconian king Oebalus, or the River god Achelous, depending on different sources. By Poseidon she became the mother of Lecheas and Cenchrias. When Cenchrias was unintentionally killed by Artemis, Pirene's grief was so profound that she became nothing but tears and turned into the fountain outside the gates of"
"Iris (mythology) In Greek mythology, Iris (; ) is the personification and goddess of the rainbow and messenger of the gods. According to Hesiod's ""Theogony"", Iris is the daughter of Thaumas and the Oceanid Electra, and the sister of the Harpies: Aello and Ocypete. During the Titanomachy, Iris was the messenger of the Olympian Gods, while her twin sister Arke betrayed the Olympians and became the messenger of the Titans. She is the goddess of the rainbow. She also serves nectar to the gods and goddesses to drink. Iris is married to Zephyrus, who is the god of the west"