Isis1
/ˈʌɪsɪs
/Egyptian Mythology
A goddess of fertility, wife of Osiris and mother of Horus. Her worship spread to western Asia, Greece, and Rome, where she was identified with various local goddesses.
Rhymes
Isis2
/ˈʌɪsɪs/A name for the part of the River Thames that flows through Oxford.
Origin
From Latin Tamesis, the Roman name for the Thames, of Celtic origin.
ISIS3
/ˈʌɪsɪs/(also Isis)
A militant Islamic fundamentalist group active particularly in Syria and Iraq. Also called ISIL, Islamic State.
Origin
Early 21st century: acronym from Islamic State in Iraq and Syria or Islamic State in Iraq and al-Sham ( 'Syria' or 'the Levant').