In Egyptian mythology, the god whose tears were said to create the first humans is Osiris. Osiris, the god of the afterlife, resurrection, and fertility, is a central figure in Egyptian beliefs about creation and the cycle of life. According to myth, when Osiris was killed by his brother Seth, his tears shed for humanity and the grief of his death were said to give birth to the first humans, thus linking him to the creation of life and the human experience in ancient Egyptian thought.