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The great mother goddess of ancient Egypt, Isis was the sister and wife of the god Osirisin Egyptian mythology, the chief god of death. Together these two deitiesgod or goddess played a major role in many stories in Egyptian mythology, particularly in myths about rebirth and resurrection.coming to life again; rising from the dead The cultgroup bound together by devotion to a particular person, belief, or god of Isis became very popular in Egypt and eventually spread to other parts of the Mediterranean world, including ancient Greece and Rome.

According to Egyptian mythology, Isis was the daughter of the earth god Geb and the sky goddess Nut. Her sister and brothers were Nephthys,...