Myths of a god who dies and returns: Osiris of Egypt, Agdistis of Phrygia, the death of Baldr, the death and resurrection of Jesus and the Wiccan Wheel of the Year in which the god dies and is reborn. A myth belongs here when its cited article describes a divine death followed by return or renewal. It excludes journeys into the underworld by a living figure. Examples in the atlas include The Myth of Osiris.
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Resurrection of Jesus (Wikipedia)
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The resurrection of Jesus (Biblical Greek: ἀνάστασις τοῦ Ἰησοῦ, romanized: anástasis toú Iēsoú) is the Christian belief that God raised Jesus from the dead on the third day after his crucifixion, starting-or restoring-his exalted life as Christ and Lord.
Osiris myth (Wikipedia)
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It concerns the murder of the god Osiris, a primeval king of Egypt, and its consequences.
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