Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Osiris"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Osiris \O*si"ris\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?; 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. Cf. {Serapis}. -- {O*sir"i*an}, a.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Osiris
n : god of the underworld and judge of the dead; husband and
sister of Isis; father or brother of Horus [syn: {Osiris}]
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