God · Egyptian
Osiris
Osiris, a god of the Egyptian world, and the gods ancient sources said were the same.
Tradition: egyptian
Documented identifications
| Link | Who said so | Note |
|---|---|---|
| identified as Dionysus | Herodotus, Histories 2.42 and 2.144, c. 430 BCE | Osiris, the one god worshipped across all Egypt with Isis, is "in the Greek language Dionysus". |
| merged with Serapis | Ptolemy I Soter, Alexandria, early 3rd c. BCE | Serapis began as Osiris-Apis (wsjr-hp) and was promoted by Ptolemy I as a god for Greeks and Egyptians alike. |