goddess Isis

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Isis
TitleQueen of the Throne
Cult CenterPhilae
GenderFemale
FatherGeb
MotherNut
ConsortBrother Osiris
Sons and DaughtersHorus and Anubis
Patron - DominionMistress of magic - mother of Pharaohs and thrones
Dedicated templesPhilae Temple
AppearanceWoman wearing a vulture headdress and the solar disk between a pair of horns

  • Greatest goddess of Egypt
  • Sister of Osiris, Seth and Nephthys
  • in the Legend of Osiris, after Osiris was killed by his brother Seth, Isis resurrected him with the Ritual of Life, which was later given to the Egyptians so that they could give eternal life to all their dead.
  • Isis was a vital link between the gods and mankind. The Pharaoh was her son, as the living Horus.
  • Often shown holding Horus on her lap, her lap was the Pharaoh protector in childhood
  • Isis protected Horus during his childhood from his uncle Seth who wished to murder him. It was her hole that he might one day grow up to avenge his father's murder.
  • She is also the protector of Imsety, one of the Four Sons of Horus
  • In the Ptolemaic Period she was assimilated with the goddess Aphrodite

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