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Osiris - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Osiris : (noun)
1: Egyptian god of the underworld and judge of the dead;
husband and sister of Isis; father or brother of Horus
[syn: Osiris]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Osiris : \O*si"ris\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?; of Egyptian origin.]
(Myth.)
One of the principal divinities of Egypt, the brother and
husband of Isis. He was figured as a mummy wearing the royal
cap of Upper Egypt, and was symbolized by the sacred bull,
called Apis. Cf. Serapis. -- O*sir"i*an, a.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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