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Osiris
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O·si·ris  (-srs)
n. Mythology
The ancient Egyptian god whose annual death and resurrection personified the self-renewing vitality and fertility of nature.
Osiris [əʊˈsaɪrɪs]
n
(Myth & Legend / Non-European Myth & Legend) an ancient Egyptian god, ruler of the underworld and judge of the dead
Osirian  adj
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Noun1.Osiris - Egyptian god of the underworld and judge of the deadOsiris - Egyptian god of the underworld and judge of the dead; husband and brother of Isis; father of Horus
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