Osiris (Earth-616)

Osiris
Name	Osiris
Aliases	Ousir, the Man-Woman
Affiliation and Relationships
Affiliation	Gods of Egypt (Ennead), Council of Godheads
Relatives	Geb (father); Nut (mother); Seth (younger brother); Isis (sister/wife); Nephthys (sister); Hathor (daughter-in-law); Anput (daughter-in-law); Horus (son with Isis); Anubis (son with Nephthys); Razan (daughter); Duamutef, Hapi, Imsety, Qebshenuf, (grandsons); Shu (grandfather); Tefnut (grandmother); Atum/Ammon Ra (great-grandfather); Gaea/Neith (great-great-grandmother); Demiurge/Nun (great-great-grandfather); numerous others
Marital Status	Married
Physical Characteristics
Gender	Male
Height	6′3″ (1.91 m)
Weight	385 lbs (174.63 kg).
Eyes	Irises: Brown
Hair	Bald
Origin and Living Status
Origin	Ennead
Living Status	Alive
Reality	Earth-616
Place of Birth	Heliopolis, Egypt
Personal Information
Identity	Secret
Citizenship	Heliopolitan
Occupation	Ruler of the Gods of Egypt; Sky-Father; god of the dead; former Pharaoh of Egypt
Base of Operations	Celestial Heliopolis Formerly Heliopolis, Egypt
Creators and Appearances
Creators	Roy Thomas, Bill Mantlo, Sal Buscema
First	Thor #239 (June, 1975)
First	Thor #239 (June, 1975)

History

Origin and early years

Osiris was a member of the Heliopolitan race of gods who lived in Heliopolis, Egypt. He was the eldest of Geb, god of earth, and Nut, goddess of the heavens, the brother of Seth, Isis and Nephthys. and was the Egyptian benevolent god of the dead.

He married his Isis and sired Horus. With Set's wife Nephthys, he also sired Anubis, causing Seth's resentment.

Ruler of the Ennead

As Geb stepped down from rulership, Osiris was chosen to succeed him, to the dismay of Set who wished to rule Heliohpolis.

During his rule, Osiris placed mortal paraoh in charge of Heliopolis, allowing the gods to be less involved in mortal affairs and relocate to the their home in the extradimensional realm of Celestial Heliopolis.

Hyborian Age

Osiris was seemingly worshiped in Stygia as Osiris the Man-Woman.

1000 BC

Seeking revenge for impregnating Nephtys, Seth locked Osiris in a coffin and later scattered pieces of his brother throughout Egypt. Osiris' family (Isis, Osiris and Anubis) managed to resurrect him using magic, but after Horus and Osiris were defeated they and Isis were imprisoned in a pyramid for three thousand years by Seth. During that period of imprisonment, Thoth ruled over the Ennead.

At some point, Osiris fathered Razan, the Night-Jackal, an half-goddess. Later, For reasons unrevealed, he sentenced her to a 2,000 year imprisonment.

Modern Age

Osiris , Horus and Isis were finally freed in modern times, where they encountered Thor and Odin. Osiris participated in the Ceremony of Rebirth which reincarnated Odin as Atum-Ra. Osiris aided Thor in defeating Seth.

Attributes

Powers

Osiris possesses various superhuman abilities as a result of his Heliopolitan physiology. However, many of his powers are considerably greater than those of most of his race due to the fact that he is their ruler:

• Superhuman Strength: Osiris possesses superhuman strength considerably greater than that of the average Egyptian god and is capable of lifting about 80 tons.
  
• Superhuman Speed: Osiris is capable of running and moving at speeds much greater than even the finest human athlete.
  
• Superhuman Stamina: Osiris' body produces considerably less fatigue toxins than the muscles of human beings, and most other members of his race for that matter, during physical activity. He can exert himself at peak capacity for several days before fatigue begins to impair him.
  
• Superhuman Durability: Osiris' body is highly resistant to physical injury. He is fully capable of withstanding great impact forces, temperature and pressure extremes, and powerful energy blasts without sustaining any form of injury. Osiris' body is even more resistant to injury than most Egyptian gods.
  
• Regenerative Healing Factor: Like all members of his race, Osiris is capable of healing with superhuman levels of speed and efficiency if injured. However, the extent of his healing powers are well beyond those of the majority of his race. He is capable of regenerating missing limbs or organs.
  
• Immortality: Osiris is functionally immortal in the sense that he is immune to aging. He has not aged since reaching adulthood and is immune to all known Earthly diseases and infections.
  
• Energy Manipulation: Osiris is capable of manipulating great quantities of energy for a variety of uses including firing powerful beams of energy, temporarily augmenting his physical attributes, teleporting across great distances and dimensions, granting superhuman powers to living beings or inanimate objects, etc.
  

Abilities

Although rarely doing so, Osiris is a formidable combatant, particularly in using his energy manipulating capabilities in combat situations.

Notes

• Bast has been sometimes erroneously listed as the offspring of Osiris.

Trivia

• His symbol was the ostrich.

See Also

• 21 appearance(s) of Osiris (Earth-616)
• 7 appearance(s) in handbook(s) of Osiris (Earth-616)
• 2 minor appearance(s) of Osiris (Earth-616)
• 20 mention(s) of Osiris (Earth-616)
• 2 mention(s) in handbook(s) of Osiris (Earth-616)
• 1 invocation(s) of Osiris (Earth-616)
• 10 image(s) of Osiris (Earth-616)

Links and References

• Osiris at the Guide to the Mythological Universe