(urth) The Osiris Complex

[Lee Berman]

>David Stockhoff: Another reason I suspect Silkhorn continues to play out mythical 
>themes begun in BLS. Only Quetzal and Incanto have staffs.
 
Ahem! That's themes begun in BotNS ;- ). 
 
>He (Dionysus) is a god of epiphany, "the god that comes", and his "foreignness" as 
>an arriving outsider-god ...
 
perhaps "cacogen" is another word for it?
 
>His festivals were the driving force behind the development of Greek theater.
>His procession (thiasus)...
>In his Thracian mysteries, he wears the bassaris or fox-skin,

Those three items track sufficiently to Dr. Talos for me. I won't even mention Father Inire
though the Jungle Guide carries a notable staff, as does Ceryx. Does Dr. Talos' cane count?

It is probably worth mentioning that Osiris' body was interred in a lead-sealed coffin, an
image which should bring a certain element or two from BotNS to mind.
 
Moreover, the Typhon-Osiris myth was likely imported to Greece, though in that version, Typhon 
defeats Zeus by ripping out his sinews. Hermes manages to get them back and restore Zeus.