Definition of Isis. Meaning of Isis. Synonyms of Isis

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Definition of Isis

Isis
Isis I"sis, n. [L., the goddess Isis, fr. Gr. ?.] 1. (Myth.) 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. 2. (Zo["o]l.) Any coral of the genus Isis, or family Isid[ae], composed of joints of white, stony coral, alternating with flexible, horny joints. See Gorgoniacea. 3. (Astron.) One of the asteroids.

Meaning of Isis from wikipedia

- Isis was a major goddess in ancient Egyptian religion whose worship spread throughout the Greco-Roman world. Isis was first mentioned in the Old Kingdom...
- State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), and by its Arabic acronym...
- to the Egyptian goddess Isis. The deity was venerated throughout the Roman Empire, and was worshipped at the Temple of Isis near the Thames in Londinium...
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- ISIS, Isiac, Iside, Isis, or isis in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Isis is a goddess from the polytheistic pantheon of Ancient Egypt. Isis or ISIS...
- called the war against the Islamic State (ISIS) or the international military intervention against Islamic State (ISIS). In later years, there were also minor...
- Oxford. Although Isis is the name of an Egyptian goddess, the name was chosen in homage to Pogson's astronomer daughter, (Elizabeth) Isis Pogson. In addition...
- Isis, in comics, may refer to: Isis (DC Comics), a comic book character originally featured in the TV show The Secret of Isis Isis (cat), a cat owned by...
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