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.