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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Osiris

/ō-sī′rĭs/ · O·si·ris · IPA /oʊˈsaɪ.ɹɪs/
01 prop. 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,…
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    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.(Myth.) See: Serapis