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Brewer's: Nile
The Egyptians used to say that the swelling of the Nile was caused by the tears of Isis. The feast of Isis was celebrated at the anniversary of the death of Osiris, when Isis was supposed to mourn for her husband.
Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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