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title: Statue of Osiris-Antinous
author: John Tuttle
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7377/statue-of-osiris-antinous/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Statue of Osiris-Antinous

_Authored by [John Tuttle](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/jptuttleb9/)_

## Image File

[![Statue of Osiris-Antinous](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/7377.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/7377.jpg)

## Image Caption

The marble statue depicts a man named [Antinous](https://www.worldhistory.org/antinous/) and dates back to the Imperial [Roman](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Roman/) Period of [Egypt](https://www.worldhistory.org/egypt/) late in the reign of Emperor [Hadrian](https://www.worldhistory.org/hadrian/), about 131-138 CE. Hadrian actually founded and named a [city](https://www.worldhistory.org/city/), Antinopolis, after Antinous' [death](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Death/) in 130 CE. Antinous was soon being worshipped as a deity. His cult figure was known as [Osiris](https://www.worldhistory.org/osiris/)-Antinous. (Gregorian [Egyptian](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Egyptian/) Museum, Vatican Museums, [Rome](https://www.worldhistory.org/Rome/))

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## About the Author

John Tuttle is a Catholic man working as a freelance writer, photographer, and history enthusiast. Based out of Illinois, he has been published on Ancient Origins, ZME Science, and War History Online.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Tuttle, J. (2017, October 06). Statue of Osiris-Antinous. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7377/statue-of-osiris-antinous/>
### Chicago
Tuttle, John. "Statue of Osiris-Antinous." *World History Encyclopedia*, October 06, 2017. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7377/statue-of-osiris-antinous/>.
### MLA
Tuttle, John. "Statue of Osiris-Antinous." *World History Encyclopedia*, 06 Oct 2017, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7377/statue-of-osiris-antinous/>.

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