Crossword Genius

The ancient goddess lives again (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

isis

I'm a little stuck... Click here to teach me more about this clue!

'the ancient goddess' is the definition.
'Isis' can be an answer for 'goddess' (Egyptian god). I am not certain of the 'the ancient' bit.

'lives again' is the wordplay.
'lives' becomes 'is' ('be' can be a synonym of 'live').
'again' becomes 'is' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'is'+'is'='ISIS'

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for isis that I've seen before include "Si, si - an Egyptian goddess" , "Egyptian fertility goddess, mother of Horus" , "Egyptian goddess and jihadist group" , "Oxford's second crew" , "River Thames at Oxford" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
Want a hint initially instead of a full solution? Install my app