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.

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Lord of the West canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf epithet
appliedToDeityType underworld god
associatedWithConcept afterlife
death
associatedWithDirection west
contrastsWith world of the living
denotesRole ruler of the afterlife
ruler of the realm of the dead
hasCulturalContext Pharaonic Egypt
surface form: ancient Egypt
hasTheologicalFunction to emphasize Osiris’s sovereignty over the dead
honorificFor Osiris
indicatesDomain funerary realm
realm of the dead
language English rendering of an Egyptian epithet
refersTo Osiris
relatedRitualContext funerary religion
mortuary cult of Osiris
symbolicAssociation setting sun
western horizon
titleOf Osiris as judge of the dead
Osiris as king of the underworld
usedIn ancient Egyptian religion
usedInContext funerary texts
prayers to Osiris
tomb inscriptions

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Osiris title Lord of the West