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Osiris ( - )

Egyptian god of death, the afterlife and rebirth. Dictionary of National Biography entry: http://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780198606413.001.0001/acref-9780198606413-e-4619?rskey=rdLM0a&result=1&q=osiris Other biography: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osiris Relevant locations: Egypt, Africa
 Relationships: Anubis (mythology) (-) was a son of Osiris
Harpocrates/Horus (-) was a son of Osiris
Isis (-) was a wife of Osiris
Isis (-) was a sister of Osiris
References in Documents:
MS Book of the dean of Christ Church (MacGregor, ed.) 377 Latrator Anubis simili incrustatione tectus. Idolum istud minùs cauté observavit D. Plot: siquidem idem est omnino cum proximè sequenti. Anubis, the Dog, with a similar incrustation. Dr Plot paid less attention to this idol, since it is in all respects very close to the one below.
MS Book of the dean of Christ Church (MacGregor, ed.) 382 Osiris mitratus e lapide cineritio sculptus, forma fere quadrangulâ. 342 Osiris, wearing a mitra; almost rectangular in form, made of volcanic stone.
A Catalogue of the Rarities To be seen at Don Saltero's Coffee-House [1775] 185 The Figure of Osiris, the famous Egyptian God seated on a Pillar of Marble.