As Egyptian legend has it, Osiris was god of the 'underworld'. He was the son of Nut and Geb, brother of Nephthys and Seth, and the brother and husband of Isis. In the story Osiris and Isis governed over ancient Egypt and were extremely popular. However, Seth was in love with Isis and jealous of their popularity murdered Osiris, cut the body into 15 pieces and cast them into the Nile. The distraut Isis recovered all but the penis but according to the myth, artificially conceived a child, Horus, from the dead body...

In some Egyptian texts, the scattering of the Osiris body parts is likened to the scattering of grain in the fields, a reference to Osiris's role as a vegetation god. 'Osiris gardens' - wood framed barley seedbeds in the shape of the god, were sometimes placed in tombs and the plants which sprouted from these beds symbolised the resurrection of life after death.

Legendary ruler of predynastic Egypt and god of the underworld, Osiris symbolised the creative forces of nature and the imperishability of life. Called the great benefactor of humanity, he brought to the people knowledge of agriculture and civilisation. The worship of Osiris, one of the great cults of ancient Egypt, gradually spread throughout the Mediterranean world and, with that of Isis and Horus, was especially vital during the Roman Empire.

Today, a number of leading investigative spiritualists believe that Isis and Osiris where higher evolved beings who came to this planet as part of a divine plan by higher consciousness to facilitate our spiritual evolution. The virgin birth of Horus and the loss of the penis of Osiris could perhaps refer to them being adrogenous. It's an interesting thought!