Isis Ishtar is named after Isis, egyptian goddess who at one point was the principle goddess of Egypt. "Isis" is taken from an onomatopoeic Asianic word, Ish-ish, meaning "she who weeps." ...
The god Osiris is murdered by his brother Set in order to take the throne as the king of Egypt. Isis, Osiris' wife, however, reanimates his body, allowing them to conceive their son, Horus.