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Isis
(ī′sis)
noun
Egypt. Myth. the goddess of fertility, sister and wife of Osiris, usually represented with a cow's horns surrounding a solar (or lunar) disk
Origin: L < Gr
Thames, esp. at, & west of, Oxford
See Isis in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
Mythology
An ancient Egyptian goddess of fertility, the sister and wife of Osiris.
The upper Thames River in south-central England in the vicinity of Oxford. The name is used locally and in literature.
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