Editing Osiris (section)

===Father of Horus===
[[Image:La Tombe de Horemheb cropped.jpg|thumb|upright|The gods Osiris, [[Anubis]], and [[Horus]]. Wall painting in the tomb of [[Horemheb]] ([[KV57]]).|left]]
[[File:Sokar-Osiris.svg|thumb|316x316px|The syncretized god Seker-Osiris. His iconography combines that of Osiris (atef-crown, crook and flail) and Seker (hawk head, was-sceptre).]]
Osiris is the mythological father of the god [[Horus]], whose conception is described in the [[Osiris myth]] (a central myth in [[Egyptian mythology|ancient Egyptian belief]]). The myth describes Osiris as having been killed by his brother [[Set (deity)|Set]], who wanted Osiris' throne. His wife, [[Isis]], finds the body of Osiris and hides it in the reeds where it is found and dismembered by Set. Isis retrieves and joins the fragmented pieces of Osiris, then briefly revives him by use of magic. This spell gives her time to become pregnant by Osiris. Isis later gives birth to Horus. Since Horus was born after Osiris' resurrection, Horus became thought of as a representation of new beginnings and the vanquisher of the usurper Set.

''Ptah-Seker'' (who resulted from the identification of the creator god [[Ptah]] with [[Sokar|Seker]]) thus gradually became identified with Osiris, the two becoming '''Ptah-Seker-Osiris'''. As the sun was thought to spend the night in the underworld, and was subsequently "reborn" every morning, Ptah-Seker-Osiris was identified as king of the [[underworld]], god of the [[afterlife]], life, death, and regeneration. Osiris also has the aspect and form of Seker-Osiris.