![]() This powerful iconography had great influence on later Christian art depicting the Madonna and baby Jesus.Īlternatively she is shown with a solar disk, cow horns on a vulture headdress. Isis was frequently shown as a mother figure with her infant, son Horus. She was also considered to be mother of the Egyptian Kings. Her name means "female of the throne," she was often illustrated with a headdress depicting empty throne symbolsuggestive of both her husbands' absence and that she was the seat of the Pharaoh’s power. Weaknesses: She wanted to win and maintain her power at any cost. Strengths: Ambitious and a loyal wife and mother. Origins and Genealogy: She was the daughter of Nut and Geb, her siblings included Osiris whom she married and Set and Nephthys. She had so many different areas of influence that she earnt the title of Lady of Ten Thousand Names. Isis was absorbed many of the funerary Goddess roles, replacing Hathor on the solar barque, the ship upon which the dead Kings and Gods sailed the heavens. Later she also became associated with the sea and boats, responsible for bringing the ship safely home. This Goddess was associated with all of the elements: earth as a fertility Goddess, air through her association with wind especially the North wind, fire as a solar Deity she is described as Maker of the Sunrise and the Brilliant One in the Sky and lastly water as she was linked to the flooding of the Nile. In this role she became the protector and patron of woman and children. She also became a fertility and Earth Goddess as shown by the following titles: Lady of Green Crops, Mother of the Gods, Mother of the Universe, Queen of the Earth. She is revered as an excellent mother and there are several works of art that depict her with her son on her lap. ![]() The Goddess ran away and brought up Horus in secret. Set found out and destroyed Osiris again, Isis used magic once again and granted Osiris immortality. Unable to accept his death she used her magic and healing to bring Osiris back to life and he fathered her child Horus. Together with Osiris she ruled the Gods until he was killed by Set, her jealous brother. By sharing this secret all Ra's personal power and knowledge was transferred to Isis. The ambitious Isis mastered these abilities after she poisoned Ra and offered to heal him in exchange for her secret name. This was in recognition of her magical gifts and understanding of power of magical words. ![]() ![]() She was described as the Goddess of Magic, Great Lady of Magic and Lady of the Words of Power. This Goddess even had temples dedicated to her as far away as Britain. The titles: "Great Goddess" and "the Divine One," are a testament to the power and appeal of this Egyptian Goddess. Her main roles are Mother, fertility Goddess and Goddess of magic and Healing. ![]()
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