Osiris

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Osiris \O*si"ris\, prop. n. [L., fr. Gr. ?; of Egyptian origin.]
     (Myth.)
     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.


     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  36 Moby Thesaurus words for "Osiris":
     Aides, Aidoneus, Amen-Ra, Anubis, Bast, Cerberus, Charon, Cora,
     Despoina, Dis, Dis pater, Erebus, Hades, Hel, Horus, Isis, Khem,
     Kore, Loki, Min, Minos, Neph, Nephthys, Nut, Orcus, Persephassa,
     Persephone, Pluto, Proserpina, Proserpine, Ptah, Ra, Rhadamanthus,
     Satan, Set, Thoth