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Iseion

noun

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἴσειον (Íseion), from Ἶσις (Îsis, “Isis”).

  1. derived from Ἴσειον

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of Iseum.

    • In the Pharaonic times it was celebrated for the worship of Isis, Osiris, and their son Horus. Its ruins still attest the magnificence of its buildings but the Iseion... was built in the reign of the last Cleopatra...

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for Iseion. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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