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Eusebius Pamphili (260-340 A. D.) already knew that the Greek Dionysus was the equivalent of the Egyptian Osiris.
He knew about this equation from Plutarch (c. 46-120 A.D.) and the even earlier Herodotus who lived in the 5th century B.C.
The similarity between Dionysus and Osiris, moreover, did not merely concern their histories as civilizers, but even their rites.
These similarities, however, are not restricted to Dionysus and Osiris, but are common to various other Saturnian deities.
(There is also some indication that, in some quarters, Dionysus was identified as an alter ego of Helios who was the original Greek name of the planet Saturn.)
The association of time with Saturn explains why the much later festivals of the New Year were devoted to Saturn in his many guises. We should therefore not be surprised to find that among these festivals were those held in honor of Dionysus, who is not only identifiable as the Saturnalian king, but also directly as the Saturnian deity.