Osiris

[əu'saiəris]

Definition

(noun.) Egyptian god of the underworld and judge of the dead; husband and brother of Isis; father of Horus.

Editor: Sasha--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) 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.

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Definition

n. the greatest of Egyptian gods son of Seb and Nut or Heaven and Earth married to Isis slain by Set but avenged by his son Horus judge of the dead in the nether-world.

Edited by Karl