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Isis is the Egyptian goddess of magic, motherhood and protection: one of the most powerful and longest-worshipped deities of antiquity. As the faithful wife of Osiris and loving mother of Horus she embodies love, magical power and unshakeable care. Her greatest myth is the resurrection of her murdered husband: through tireless searching and powerful magic she brought Osiris back and then raised their son Horus in hiding until he could reclaim the throne. Her cult spread far beyond Egypt into the Roman Empire; there were temples of Isis even in Rome and London. The image of Isis with the child Horus is seen by some as a forerunner of Christian images of the Madonna. The great sorceress Isis is often depicted with outspread wings; her amulet symbol is the Isis knot (Tyet). Good to know: Isis commands powerful magic and is seen as the ideal mother and protector. Legend says Isis cunningly wrested from the sun god Ra his secret true name and with it his power. Isis gathered the scattered body parts of Osiris and revived him with her magic.
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magic and motherhood
Isis commands powerful magic and is seen as the ideal mother and protector.
💡 Did you know? Legend says Isis cunningly wrested from the sun god Ra his secret true name and with it his power.
she brought him back to life
Isis gathered the scattered body parts of Osiris and revived him with her magic.
💡 Did you know? As a bird she hovered over the dead Osiris and thus conceived their son Horus.
she raised him in hiding
From the murderous Seth, Isis hid the infant Horus in the reeds of the Nile delta.
💡 Did you know? Countless amulets were meant to keep children under Isis's protection safe from scorpions and snakes.
as far as the Roman Empire
Her cult spread far beyond Egypt: there were temples of Isis even in Rome and London.
💡 Did you know? The temple of Isis on the Nile island of Philae stayed in use into the 6th century; only under Emperor Justinian was it closed.
with outspread wings
Isis often appears with great, protectively outspread wings with which she enfolds the dead.
💡 Did you know? On sarcophagi she spreads her wings over the deceased like a mantle of protection.
the Isis knot (Tyet)
The „tyet“ or Isis knot was a protective symbol of the goddess, often made of red stone.
💡 Did you know? As a red amulet it was meant to give the dead the protection of the blood of Isis.
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