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Osiris
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828
Part of speech: noun (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. -- O*sir"i*an, a.