How Did Osiris Continue Their Journey In The Afterlife

“Ancient Egyptians believed that upon death they would be asked two questions and their answers would determine whether they could continue their journey in the afterlife. The first question was, Did you bring joy? The second was, Did you find joy?” - Leo Buscaglia, author who studied at the University of Southern California in California. Osiris had an interesting and impactful role on Egyptian civilization known as the god of fertility and the underworld, he became the first known man to come back after his death, and gained power from the almighty sun god Ra. Osiris was an extraordinary god who had many characteristics that made him unique. Many theories exist on how he was killed then resurrected to become the god of the underworld, and how he came to be so widely worshiped. Osiris had a very prominent role on how Egyptians would view their religious afterlife. He is the last keeper to the gates of Heaven. In Egyptian Mythology, Osiris was known as the god of the underworld. Osiris was the first child of the two gods; Geb and Nut. Geb was the god of the earth and physically supported the world. Nut was the goddess of the vault of the heavens. Osiris was also well know as Usir in Egypt.

It is told that at a banquet of the gods, Seth had fooled Osiris into stepping in the case, then which he had slammed shut, and trapped Osiris inside. Seth then made his way out to the Nile River and tossed it in, which made the coffin born by the river to the Delta Byblos. As it floated down the river, it became enclosed in a tamarisk tree. Isis discovered it and brought it back to Egypt. The story to this point is attested only by Greek writer Plutarch, although Seth was identified as his murderer as early as the pyramid era. Any way you interrupt how Osiris became the god of the underworld and the judge of the afterlife, he was the first living thing to die and