Isis
['aisis]
Definition
(noun.) Egyptian goddess of fertility; daughter of Geb; sister and wife of Osiris.
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Definition
(n.) The principal goddess worshiped by the Egyptians. She was regarded as the mother of Horus, and the sister and wife of Osiris. The Egyptians adored her as the goddess of fecundity, and as the great benefactress of their country, who instructed their ancestors in the art of agriculture.
(n.) Any coral of the genus Isis, or family Isidae, composed of joints of white, stony coral, alternating with flexible, horny joints. See Gorgoniacea.
(n.) One of the asteroids.
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Definition
n. an Egyptian goddess wife and sister of Osiris.—adj. I′siac.
Edited by Bryan
Examples
- But Isis, we are told, is no longer Isis but Hariti, a pestilence goddess whom Buddha converted and made benevolent. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The Isis figures, we feel, must have influenced the treatment of Kuan-yin. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Like the Isis religion, it promised immortality. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Like Isis she was also Queen of the Seas, Stella Maris. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Isis attracted many devotees, who vowed their lives to her. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Nor did he say a word about the worship of his mother Mary, in the guise of Isis, the Queen of Heaven. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
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