Vital reading for all scholars of Egyptian religion and other ancient religions and mythology, this volume brings to light the earliest origins of these goddesses who would go on to play major parts in later narratives, myths, and mortuary cult. Who was the goddess Isis Isis was an Egyptian goddess known as the wife of Osiris, the god of the dead, and as the mother of Horus, who embodied the. As the goddess of life and magic, Isis used her magical power to resurrect Osiris (her husband) from the dead, thereby helping him become the god. She was revered for so many things, especially for her ability to bring out the best in people.
Hollis provides evidence of the goddesses' close ties with royalty and, in the case of Neith, her special connections to early queens. Egyptian goddess Isis was a strong and influential deity whose worship stretched for over 5,000 years. She was the beneficial goddess and mother whose love encompassed every living creature. The roles of the goddess Bat are also explored where she is viewed both as an independent figure and in her specific connections to Hathor, including the background to their shared bovine iconography. From the beginning of Egypts history to the end, Isis was the greatest goddess of Egypt.
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Showcasing the latest research with carefully chosen illustrations and a full bibliography, Susan Tower Hollis suggests that the origins of the goddesses derived primarily from their functions, as, shown by their first appearances in the text and art of the Protodynastic, Early Dynastic, and Old Kingdom periods of the late fourth and third millennia BCE. Isis, more commonly known as Aset, was the most beloved of them all.
Ancient Egyptians loved their Gods and Goddesses. Although their importance endured throughout more than three millennia of ancient Egyptian history, their origins, earliest roles, and relationships in religion, myth, and cult have never before been studied together in detail. Egyptian Goddess Isis is one of the most important in Egypt. This volume explores the earliest appearances and functions of the five major Egyptian goddesses Neith, Hathor, Nut, Isis and Nephthys.
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