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isis
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isis, n. [L., the goddess Isis, fr. Gr. .].
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- Any coral of the genus Isis, or family
Isidæ , composed of joints of white, stony coral, alternating with flexible, horny joints. See Gorgoniacea. [1913 Webster] - One of the asteroids. [1913 Webster]
THESAURUS
isis
Amen-Ra, Anubis, Ashtoreth, Astarte, Baal, Bast, Ceres, Demeter, Dionysus, Frey, Horus, Khem, Min, Neph, Nephthys, Nut, Osiris, Pan, Priapus, Ptah, Ra, Set, ThothROGET THESAURUS
isis
Jupiter
N Jupiter, god, goddess, heathen gods and goddesses, deva, Jupiter, Jove, pantheon, Allah, Bathala, Brahm, Brahma, Brahma, cloud-compeller, Devi, Durga, Kali, oread, the Great Spirit, Ushas, water nymph, wood nymph, Yama, Varuna, Zeus, Vishnu, Siva, Shiva, Krishna, Juggernath, Buddha, Isis, Osiris, Ra, Belus, Bel, Baal, Asteroth, Thor, Odin, Mumbo Jumbo, good genius, tutelary genius, demiurge, familiar, sibyl, fairy, fay, sylph, sylphid, Ariel, peri, nymph, nereid, dryad, seamaid, banshee, benshie, Ormuzd, Oberon, Mab, hamadryad, naiad, mermaid, kelpie, Ondine, nixie, sprite, denizens of the air, pixy, mythology, heathen-mythology, fairy-mythology, Lempriere, folklore, god-like, fairy-like, sylph-like, sylphic, you moonshine revelers and shades of night.For further exploring for "isis" in Webster Dictionary Online