Common cultural connection between Egyptian Osiris and Indian Shiva

Two deities Osiris and Shiva from different times and different continents intimately linked together by their identity with the same constellation of stars, now known as Orion.

Purusha Mukha (human face), or Purusha Mriga (man wild beast) purify those devotees that look at them, upon entering, by removing their sins. In ancient Egypt, the sphinx was a spiritual guardian.

From Egypt, the sphinx imported to both Asia and Greece around 15th to 16th century B.C. Egypt sphinx was constructed in 26th century B.C.  

Shiva activities are creation, Preservation, Destruction, Illusion and Salvation, in the temple of Chidambaram in south India. Osiris, ancient Egypt’s god of rebirth and fertility.

Dionysus is the Greek religion and myths counterpart of Indian Shiva and Egyptian Osiris. Dionysus is the god of the grape-harvest, winemaking, orchards and fruit, vegetation, fertility, insanity, ritual madness, religious ecstasy, festivity and theatre.