Isis Her Worship Who is Isis Egyptian goddess
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Isis & Her Worship
Who is Isis? �Egyptian goddess �Daughter of Geb and Nut �Twin sister and wife of Osiris �Sister of Set �Mother of Horus
Her Domains �Goddess of nature, magic, children, the dead �Patron goddess of sinners, slaves, the poor, and especially sailors �Spread of her worship – Iraq to Britain Temple in Pompeii
Set vs. Osiris �Osiris – wise king and ruler �Set – jealous brother �Osiris’s insurance policy doesn’t cover death & dismemberment �Isis uses her magic to reassemble, embalm, and revive Osiris �Zombie Osiris becomes judge of the dead �Son, Horus, fights Set
Visual Imagery �Throne headdress – personification of the pharaoh’s power �Wings for protecting her young �Ankh �Star of Isis ◦ Sirius ◦ New Year ◦ Gem on statue
Navigium Isidis – March 5
The festival �Beginning of sailing season – grain to Rome �Statue carried to Great Harbor �Musicians and dancers �Roses strewn, trumpeters �High priest; sistrum �Sacred ship �Prayers and partying afterwards
Cult Worship �Mystery religions �Repentance �Baptism, education, fasting, ceremony �Magic and mystery ◦ Meeting Isis ◦ Life after death
Metamorphoses/The Golden Ass �Only Latin novel �Apuleius, 2 nd century AD ◦ Witchcraft trial – magically stealing love �Lucius and his curiosity �His adventure & goal �Another side of Rome �Saved by Isis �Joins her cult, can’t describe it
