
Which Egyptian goddess is the wife of Osiris, mother of Horus, and famed for powerful magic and rites of mourning?
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Options:
- Isis
- Hathor
- Nephthys
- Sekhmet
Correct answer: Isis
Explanation: Isis is the wife of Osiris and mother of Horus, renowned for magical skill and funerary rites; she appears in the Pyramid Texts (c. 2400–2300 BCE) and later had major sanctuaries such as Philae in the Ptolemaic period (332–30 BCE).
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