Look up: Osiris

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   Osiris
   an ancient Egyptian god, Osiris held an important role in ancient Egypt; his death at the hand of his brother Seth represented the yearly Egyptian drought, while his miraculous rebirth represented the flooding of the Nile Valley and its nourishment by the silt left on the land after the flood; Osiris` parents were Nut and Geb; his sister and wife was Isis; he also had another sister, Nephthys, and a brother, Seth; Osiris was the father of Horus by Isis and of Anubis by Nephthys, who seduced Osiris to conceive Anubis.
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   Osiris
   Supreme god and judge of the dead. The symbol of resurrection and eternal life. Provider of fertility and prosperity to the living. A bearded man wearing white mummy wrappings. Wearing the atef crown and holding the symbols of supreme power, the flail and crook. His skin is green to represent vegetation or red to represent the earth.
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   Osiris
   Osiris was the Egyptian god of goodness. He ruled the underworld after being killed by Seth.
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   Osiris
   [n] - god of the underworld and judge of the dead
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   Osiris
   Ancient Egyptian god, the embodiment of goodness, who ruled the underworld after being killed by Set. The pharaohs were believed to be his incarnation. The sister-wife of Osiris was Isis or...
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   Osiris
   O·si'ris noun [ Latin , from Greek ...; 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 . Confer Serapis . -- O*sir'i*an adjective
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   osiris
   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. Osir'ian. ... Origin: L, fr. Gr.; of Egyptian origin. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
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   Osiris
   noun Egyptian god of the underworld and judge of the dead; husband and sister of Isis; father of Horus
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   Osiris
   `Osiris` (Greek language, also `Usiris`; the Egyptian language name is variously transliterated `Asar`, `Aser`, `Ausar`, `Ausir`, `Wesir`, or `Ausare`) is the Egyptian god of life, death, and fertility. He is one of the oldest gods for whom records have been found and first appears in the Pyramid Texts around 3009, when his cult is already well established. He was widely worshiped until the forcible suppression of paganism in the Christian era. O...
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    OSIRIS
    `OSIRIS` is the name of three entirely separate astronomical instruments. The duplication of names is coincidental, partly driven by two scientific teams trying to make acronyms using similar words.
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    Osiris
    • (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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    Osiris
    (from the article `Sarton, George Alfred Leon`) ...quarterly review Isis, which he had founded in 1912, the first periodical to coordinate the results of historical research in all the sciences. He ...
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    Osiris
    one of the most important gods of ancient Egypt. The origin of Osiris is obscure; he was a local god of Busiris, in Lower Egypt, and may have been a ... [19 related articles]
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    Osiris
    Osiris (ōsī'ris) , in Egyptian religion, legendary ruler of predynastic Egypt and god of the underworld. He was the son of the sky goddess Nut and the earth god Geb. The great benefactor of mankind, Osiris brought to the people knowledge of agriculture and civilization. In a famous m...
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