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Osiris

osi·ris

UK/əʊˈsaɪ.ɹɪs/ US/oʊˈsaɪ.ɹɪs/ uncommon

noun

1.

Egyptian god of the underworld and judge of the dead; husband and sister of Isis; father or brother of Horus

Origin

Borrowed from Latin Osīris, derived from Ancient Greek Ὄσῑρῐς (Ósīrĭs), derived from Egyptian wsjr.

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