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"You have advanced to the Mythic Age through the Authority of Osiris."
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Osiris is a Mythic Age Egyptian minor god in Age of Mythology. He is available to Isis and Ra.

Attributes

God Power

Name	Description
Son of Osiris	Turns the Pharaoh into a powerful, lightning-wielding demigod. Causes another Pharaoh to spawn.

Technology

Name	Description
Desert Wind	Increases Camel Rider attack, speed, and hit points by 20%.
New Kingdom	Grants an additional Pharaoh.
Atef Crown	Upgrades Mummies to the Mummy Viziers, granting +20% hit points, +40% attack, and causes their Minions to live twice as long.

Myth Unit

Name	Description
Mummy	A ranged myth unit that curses enemy units so they are resurrected upon death as undead Minions.

Gameplay

Osiris' bonuses are offensive and diverse. He improves several aspects of Camel Rider, turning them into all-round cavalry with an impressive speed of 7.2. He also improves Kebenits, probably giving a player the edge in naval battles. His god power, Son of Osiris, transforms the Pharaoh into an incredibly powerful hero. He also allows for the creation of another Pharaoh. This allows the normal Pharaoh to stay at the base empowering buildings, while the Son of Osiris can wreak havoc on the battlefield. Alternatively, the player can have two Pharaohs empowering, a useful bonus for Isis players. (In older versions of the game, the Son of Osiris god power causes a glitch when New Kingdom is researched, allowing another Pharaoh to spawn, giving three Pharaohs – 1 Son of Osiris and 2 regular Pharaohs).

Mythology

"Inheriting the rule of Egypt when his father abdicated, the god Osiris taught his subjects how to make tools, cultivate crops, brew beer, and make music. He brought civilization to the Nile Valley by instituting laws and founding religion. He incurred the jealousy of his brother Set, however, who had him trapped and exiled, then murdered and cut into pieces. Osiris' wife Isis was able to reassemble most of his body, however, and resurrect him. Forgoing the opportunity to rule Egypt once again, he chose instead to go west following the sun and rule the land of the dead. In preparation for his journey and new life, Isis embalmed him. Thereafter, the dead came to Osiris to be judged for admission to the underworld where their souls could reside safely forever. The heart of each petitioner was weighed against the feather of truth. The final judgment could be influenced by magic or by temple offerings. The promise of eternal life was a powerful lure, and Osiris drew many followers. Osiris is usually portrayed wrapped in embalming linens."
In-game compendium

Trivia

Originally, Osiris used a different portrait. In the final portrait, he is given green skin, common to his appearances in Egyptian art.
Osiris' newer portrait uses Greek-style borders instead of Egyptian-style borders. This is likely an oversight.

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-{{Quote|You have advanced to the Classical Age under the Protection of Bast.|Age up text}}
+{{Quote|You have advanced to the Mythic Age through the Authority of Osiris.|Age up text}}
-Bast is a Classical Age Egyptian minor goddess in Age of Mythology. She is available to Isis and Ra.
+Osiris is a Mythic Age Egyptian minor god in Age of Mythology. He is available to Isis and Ra.
 ==Attributes==
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 ! Name !! Description
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-| [[File:egp-gp-eclipse.webp|50px]] &nbsp; [[Earthquake]] || The tremors caused by Earthquake deal massive amounts of damage to all buildings in the target area, but little to human units.
+| [[File:egp-gp-son-of-osiris.webp|50px]] &nbsp; [[Son of Osiris]] || Turns the Pharaoh into a powerful, lightning-wielding demigod. Causes another Pharaoh to spawn.
 |}
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 ! Name !! Description
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-| [[File:egp-t-sacred-cats.webp|50px]] &nbsp; [[Flames of Typhon]] || Upgrades Chimerai to [[Chimera]] Tyrants, granting+40%.
+| [[File:egp-t-desert-wind.webp|50px]] &nbsp; [[Desert Wind]] || Increases [[Camel Rider]] attack, speed, and hit points by 20%.
 |-
-| [[File:egp-t-adze-of-wepwawet.webp|50px]] &nbsp; [[Shafts of Plague]] || Archers have +10% attack, and their attacks deal poison damage.
+| [[File:egp-t-new-kingdom.webp|50px]] &nbsp; [[New Kingdom]] || Grants an additional [[Pharaoh]].
 |-
-| [[File:egp-t-criosphinx.webp|50px]] &nbsp; [[Beast Slayer]] || [[Heroes]] have +200% attack vs. myth units. (Since Retold)
+| [[File:egp-t-atef-crown.webp|50px]] &nbsp; [[Atef Crown]] || Upgrades Mummies to the [[Mummy]] Viziers, granting +20% hit points, +40% attack, and causes their Minions to live twice as long.
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-| [[File:egp-t-hieracosphinx.webp|50px]] &nbsp; [[Beast Slayer]] || [[Heroes]] have +200% attack vs. myth units. (Since Retold)
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-| [[File:egp-m-sphinx.webp|50px]] &nbsp; [[Chimera]] || Three-headed monster that breathes fire all over its enemies.
+| [[File:egp-m-mummy.webp|50px]] &nbsp; [[Mummy]] || A ranged myth unit that curses enemy units so they are resurrected upon death as undead [[Minion]]s.
 |}
 ==Gameplay==
+Osiris' bonuses are offensive and diverse. He improves several aspects of Camel Rider, turning them into all-round cavalry with an impressive speed of 7.2. He also improves Kebenits, probably giving a player the edge in naval battles. His god power, Son of Osiris, transforms the Pharaoh into an incredibly powerful hero. He also allows for the creation of another Pharaoh. This allows the normal Pharaoh to stay at the base empowering buildings, while the Son of Osiris can wreak havoc on the battlefield. Alternatively, the player can have two Pharaohs empowering, a useful bonus for Isis players. (In older versions of the game, the Son of Osiris god power causes a glitch when New Kingdom is researched, allowing another Pharaoh to spawn, giving three Pharaohs – 1 Son of Osiris and 2 regular Pharaohs).
-Bast's bonuses are economic; two of her technologies increase resource gather rates. Wood is usually not important to the Egyptians until the Heroic Age, when Chariot Archers and siege weapons (such as the Siege Tower and Catapult) appear, but in water maps, the Adze of Wepwawet is extremely important, as Laborers can gather extra wood for Fishing Ships or Kebenit and War Barge rushes. Similarly, Adze of Wepwawet is useful for followers of Nephthys and Osiris, as their Scorpion Man and Mummy myth units, respectively, cost wood. Furthermore, Bast's economic technologies synergize nicely with Thoth's Book of Thoth technology, allowing Laborers to gather resources even better than before.
-Her myth unit, the Sphinx, is a powerful Classical Age unit, especially when fully upgraded to a Hieracosphinx. These are fast and have excellent crush attack, meaning they can take out units and buildings alike in rushes. They get stronger in later ages and so are worth massing when the player has the resources.
-Bast's god power, Eclipse, can be used to increase her myth unit's attack further and make them move rapidly (7.2 speed), increasing their rushing potential and making them alarmingly dangerous. This god power also allows the player's own Monuments to generate favor more quickly, especially under Isis, as her Monuments generate favor even faster when empowered. Eclipse can be saved for or used again in later ages to boost the attack of stronger myth units granted in later ages, such as Sekhmet's Scarabs, Horus' Avengers, or especially the Titan that the Egyptians otherwise cannot improve in any way.
 ==Mythology==
+{{Quote|Inheriting the rule of Egypt when his father abdicated, the god Osiris taught his subjects how to make tools, cultivate crops, brew beer, and make music. He brought civilization to the Nile Valley by instituting laws and founding religion. He incurred the jealousy of his brother Set, however, who had him trapped and exiled, then murdered and cut into pieces. Osiris' wife Isis was able to reassemble most of his body, however, and resurrect him. Forgoing the opportunity to rule Egypt once again, he chose instead to go west following the sun and rule the land of the dead. In preparation for his journey and new life, Isis embalmed him. Thereafter, the dead came to Osiris to be judged for admission to the underworld where their souls could reside safely forever. The heart of each petitioner was weighed against the feather of truth. The final judgment could be influenced by magic or by temple offerings. The promise of eternal life was a powerful lure, and Osiris drew many followers. Osiris is usually portrayed wrapped in embalming linens.|In-game compendium}}
-{{Quote|A daughter of Ra, Bast was the goddess of the cat, considered a sacred animal in ancient Egypt. She was usually associated with the moon, perhaps because cat eyes can shine in moonlight. A special necropolis at her cult center in Bubastis held huge numbers of mummified cats. Together, Bast and the lioness-headed Sekhmet killed the great serpent Apep that tried to swallow Ra and turn the world into darkness.|In-game compendium}}
 ==Trivia==
+* Originally, Osiris used a different portrait. In the final portrait, he is given green skin, common to his appearances in Egyptian art.
-* Originally, Bast had access to a technology called "Fertility" which decreased the time it took for Egyptian Villagers to train. Fertility was most likely removed due to being too much of a bonus, making the other Classical Age minor gods irrelevant and making Ra and Isis too powerful.
+* Osiris' newer portrait uses Greek-style borders instead of Egyptian-style borders. This is likely an oversight.
-* She holds a sistrum in her hand, which originated as a sacred percussion instrument in Ancient Egypt.
-* For her beta Retold portrait, the face was based on an African Wild Cat.
 ==List of Gods==