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Isis is a major goddess in ancient Egyptian religion, revered as a goddess of motherhood, magic, and life after death. In the Osiris myth she is the sister and wife of Osiris and the mother of Horus. After Osiris was slain, Isis gathered his scattered body parts and resurrected him symbolically, enabling Horus to claim the throne of Egypt. Her worship spread across the Nile valley and into the Mediterranean world, and she remained influential into Greco-Roman times, where she was identified with other goddesses such as Demeter or Ceres in some periods. Iconography typically depicts Isis with a throne-shaped crown or a solar disk with horns, and she is often shown protecting and nurturing. She was regarded as a protector of the kingdom, a healer, and a patron of magical knowledge and royal power.

ISIS, also written as Isis or ISIL in English, refers to the Islamic State, a jihadist militant

organization
that
emerged
from
al-Qaeda
in
Iraq.
The
group
gained
international
attention
for
its
rapid
territorial
gains
in
2013–2014
across
parts
of
Iraq
and
Syria,
where
it
proclaimed
a
caliphate.
It
sought
to
implement
a
strict
interpretation
of
Islamic
law
and
employed
brutal
violence,
including
mass
executions
and
enslavement,
while
destroying
cultural
heritage.
A
multinational
coalition
and
local
forces
significantly
degraded
its
territorial
control
by
2019–2020,
but
the
group
persists
as
an
insurgent
network
and
has
inspired
related
extremist
movements
in
various
regions.
The
name
ISIS
has
a