ISIS , Godess "Aset" / "Iset" (greek : Isis )
Isis (/ˈaɪsɪs/; Ancient Greek: Ἶσις IPA: [îː.sis]; original Egyptian pronunciation more likely "Aset" or "Iset" ) is a goddess from the
polytheistic pantheonof Egypt.
She was first worshiped in
Ancient Egyptian religion, and later her worship spread throughout the Roman
Empire and the greaterGreco-Roman world.
Isis is still widely worshiped by many pagans today in diverse religious
contexts; including a number of distinct pagan religions, the modern Goddess
movement, and interfaith organizations such as the Fellowship of Isis.
Winged Isis Papyrus
She’s spreading her wings out in protection.
The
background is a beautiful light wallpaper of Hieroglyphs.
The size of this
papyrus painting is approximately 14" by 17 1/2".
Isis
is the “Goddess with Ten Thousand Names”
She have many names , some of these are Aset, Aust,
Eenohebis, Eset, Esu, Hesat, Iahu, Unt, Urethekau, and Werethekau.
Isis was also associated with the other Egyptian
goddesses, Sekhmet and Hathor.
The Greeks worshiped Isis and they associated her with
their goddesses; Persephone, Tethys and Athena.
Statue of Isis
( © Rhys Davenport )
Statue of Isis-Persephone holding a
sistrum.
Temple of the Egyptian gods, Gortyn.
Roman period ( 180-190 A.C.)
Archaeological Museum in Herakleion.
Isis
is also known under many different titles, such as:
• The
Divine One
• The Queen
of all Gods
• Queen of
Heaven
• The Maker
of Sunrise
• Mother of
God
Isis'
most important roles were:
• Her
positions as the wife of Osiris and the mother of Horus.
• Isis’
role as a fertility goddess was also important and caused many women to worship
her.
• Her
position as a goddess of magic: people would look to her and her cult for
spells to solve problems. It is told that she managed to trick Ra into
revealing his secret name to her and in doing so, Isis obtained many magical
powers.
Isis nursing Horus
In some of her other roles, Isis had names associated
with each role :
• Khut:
giver of light at the beginning of a new year
• Usert:
goddess of the earth
• Thenenet:
goddess of the Tuat (the underworld)
• Satis:
the Nile flood’s power
• Ankhet:
providing fertility from the waters and embracer of the land
• Kekhet:
goddess of the fields and the cultivated areas
• Renenet:
goddess of the harvest
• Tcheft:
goddess of the food offered to the gods by humans
• Ament:
lady of the underworld who restored the bodies of the dead so they could live with Osiris in his kingdom.
Amentet with Ra-Horakhty ("Horus of the two
horizons")
Tomb of Nefertari
(See more at : Historia y Ciencia: 53 - "The Ancient Egyptian Goddess Amentet"
http://historyandknowledge.blogspot.com/2015/10/53-ancient-egyptian-goddess-amentet.html?spref=tw)
Temples
Two of the primary temples dedicated to Isis (in Egypt),
were at Behbeit el-Hagar and Philae.
Behbeit el Hagar's construction began during the Late Period and it was in use through the Ptolemaic Period. The builders of this temple were the kings of the Thirtieth Dynasty, who worshiped Isis with devotion. Behbeit el Hagar served as a match to Isis’ temple at Philae, in Upper Egypt.
Behbeit el Hagar's construction began during the Late Period and it was in use through the Ptolemaic Period. The builders of this temple were the kings of the Thirtieth Dynasty, who worshiped Isis with devotion. Behbeit el Hagar served as a match to Isis’ temple at Philae, in Upper Egypt.
Construction of the temple on the island of Philae began
during the Twenty-fifth Dynasty. But it was not a prominent temple until the
Greco-Roman period. Scholars moved Isis’ temple at Philae during the 1960s to
save it from flooding after the building of the Aswan Dam.
This temple is intact because people did not remove its stones to construct other buildings.
This temple is intact because people did not remove its stones to construct other buildings.
Depictions at the Temple of Philae
( © Walwyn )
Family
Tree
• Father:
Geb, god of the earth
• Mother:
Nut, god of the sky
• Brother/Husband:
Osiris, god of the dead and resurrection
• Brother:
Set, god of evil and darkness
• Sister:
Nepthys, goddess of darkness, decay and death
• Brother/Son:
Horus, sky god, god of kingship
• Nephew/Son:
Anubis, god of embalming. Anubis was the son of Nepthys by either Osiris or
Set. His mother abandoned him as a baby but Isis found him and raised
him as her son.
him as her son.
• Nephew/Son:
Mesthi, guarded the liver of the dead in a Canopic jar, guardian of the South
• Nephew/Son:
Hapi, guarded the lungs of the dead in a Canopic jar, guardian of the North
• Nephew/Son:
Qeph-Sennuf, guarded the intestines of the dead in a Canopic jar, guardian of
the West
• Nephew/Son:
Tuamutef, guarded the stomach of the dead in a Canopic jar, guardian of the
East
Isis and Osiris
© Hornet Arts
Symbols
Several symbols are associated with Isis:
• Sept: a
star that marked the beginning of a new year and the start of the Niles’s flooding.
• Thet: the
buckle or knot of Isis. The thet might represent a stylized uterus with its ligatures and a vagina. It was usually made of a red substance and represents
blood and life.
• Sacred
Animals: cow, scorpion and snake.
• Sacred
Birds: dove, hawk, swallow and vulture.
Important
Facts
• Isis was
the wife of Osiris and the mother of Horus.
• In her
role as an excellent mother, ancient women revered her.
• Isis
tricked Ra and took his position for Horus.
• Her cult
spread throughout the Roman and Greek Empires.
• Isis
tried hard to find Osiris and restore him to life regardless of obstacles.
Depictions
Depictions of Isis show her as a goddess and a human
woman. As a goddess, she wears the vulture headdress. This resembled a bird
laying on its stomach on top of Isis' head, with its head over her forehead and
wings hanging down on each side of her head. Isis wears a jeweled collar and a
floor-length gown. She holds a papyrus scepter and an ankh in her hands and is
often portrayed with long wings.
Sometimes Isis wears a crown instead of the headdress.
One crown has horns surrounding a sun disc. Another crown has the horns of a
ram, under the double crown, to associate Isis with Osiris. The depictions showing
Isis as a human woman show her wearing plainer clothes but her headdress has an
uraeus symbol.
Source:
-http://www.ancient-egypt-online.com/
-https://en.wikipedia.org
-https://dilemma-x.net
