Isis makes a Golden Penis: Osiris, Lord of the Underworld: Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Egypt

Isis makes a Golden Penis: Osiris, Lord of the Underworld: Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Egypt Osiris’s main function was to rule the underworld, but he also acted as a god of fertility and agriculture. One of the most enduring deities, he was worshiped throughout Egypt as patron of the dead, lord of the necropolis and the guarantor of rebirth. Osiris was of prime importance in Egyptian mythology. As a god of fertility, he was seen as the life force behind all things. Yet, at the same time, he was lord of the underworld, and this combination of aspects led him to be identified with resurrection. The connection was spelled out in the most resonant of all Egyptian myths. This told of a time when Osiris ruled the world beneficently with his sister-wife Isis as his consort. This happy state of affairs roused the jealousy of the monarchs’ brother Seth. According to the best-known version of the story, he constructed a wooden box, in effect the first sarcophagus, to Osiris’s exact meas