Q 01/05

Osiris was the ancient Egyptian god of which realm?

A) The sun and the daytime sky

B) Writing and scribes

C) War and foreign lands

D) The afterlife and the dead

Answer · why

D) The afterlife and the dead

He was also lord of fertility, agriculture, resurrection and vegetation — death and new growth were two sides of one coin.

Q 02/05

Which god murdered Osiris?

A) Ra

B) Horus

C) Set

D) Anubis

Answer · why

C) Set

His brother wanted the throne; in Plutarch's version he tricked Osiris into a chest sealed with lead and thrown into the Nile.

Q 03/05

Who was Osiris's sister-wife, who searched Egypt for the pieces of his body?

A) Nephthys

B) Isis

C) Nut

D) Hathor

Answer · why

B) Isis

She was helped by her sister Nephthys and recovered every part but one.

Q 04/05

Which part of Osiris's body did Isis fail to recover?

A) His genitalia

B) His head

C) His left hand

D) His heart

Answer · why

A) His genitalia

Plutarch says fish had eaten it, which he claims is why Egyptians shunned fish; Egyptian sources say it was found intact.

Q 05/05

Who was Osiris's posthumously conceived son?

A) Sobek

B) Anubis

C) Horus

D) Thoth

Answer · why

C) Horus

Isis revived Osiris just long enough to conceive; Horus grew up to defeat the usurper Set.

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