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Isis \I"sis\, n. [L., the goddess Isis, fr. Gr. ?.]
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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.
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2. (Zool.) Any coral of the genus Isis, or family {Isid[ae]},
composed of joints of white, stony coral, alternating with
flexible, horny joints. See {Gorgoniacea}.
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3. (Astron.) One of the asteroids.
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