Lord of the West
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Lord of the West is an epithet of the Egyptian god Osiris, highlighting his role as ruler of the afterlife and the realm of the dead.
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
epithet
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| appliedToDeityType |
underworld god
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| associatedWithConcept |
afterlife
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death → |
| associatedWithDirection |
west
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| contrastsWith |
world of the living
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| denotesRole |
ruler of the afterlife
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ruler of the realm of the dead → |
| hasCulturalContext |
ancient Egypt
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| hasTheologicalFunction |
to emphasize Osiris’s sovereignty over the dead
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| honorificFor |
Osiris
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| indicatesDomain |
funerary realm
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realm of the dead → |
| language |
English rendering of an Egyptian epithet
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| refersTo |
Osiris
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| relatedRitualContext |
funerary religion
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mortuary cult of Osiris → |
| symbolicAssociation |
setting sun
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western horizon → |
| titleOf |
Osiris as judge of the dead
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Osiris as king of the underworld → |
| usedIn |
ancient Egyptian religion
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| usedInContext |
funerary texts
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prayers to Osiris → tomb inscriptions → |