Isis, like him, was the daughter of the sky goddess chickpeas and the earth god Geb. The most famous myth about Isis tells how, after the treacherous murder of Osiris by the envious brother Seth, after long wanderings, she found the pieces of her husband’s body scattered by the killer and connected them, creating the first mummy. In Egypt, it was believed that the flood of the Nile is the tears that Isis sheds about the deceased spouse. With the help of a magic spell, turning into a female kite and spreading her wings over her husband's mummy, she was able to become pregnant from the body of the dead Osiris. Isis bore him a son, Horus, who had to be hidden from Set in the swamp reeds of the Nile Delta. As an adult, the god Horus took revenge on the destroyer of his father.
This myth highlights in Isis the beginnings of female love and fidelity. Other legends highlight her wisdom and magical power. According to legend, Isis was able to get for herself the fundamental principle of magical knowledge: to find out true name the father of the gods - the Sun-Ra. From the saliva of Ra himself, Isis created a snake that bit him. Suffering from poison, Ra, in exchange for healing, revealed to Isis his secret name, with whose help you can cast any spells and subdue all the mysterious forces of the world. Thanks to this, Isis became famous as the mother of various knowledge, the inventor of medicines, etc. She passed on her magical skills to her son, Horus.
Horus, who took away from Set the dominion over Egypt he had stolen, was later revered as the divine patron of royal power. As a result, the parent of Horus, Isis, began to be worshiped as “Mother pharaohs". She was often depicted breastfeeding kings. The royal throne became her traditional headdress.
The cult of Isis was as widespread in Egypt as the cult of Osiris. They began to transfer the features, qualities and deeds of some other goddesses to her, primarily Hathor. The royal throne on the head of the images of Isis often began to be replaced by Hathor's dress - a solar disk framed by cow horns.
The largest temple of Isis was located on the island of Philae (near Aswan), in the very south of Egypt. This island was considered the burial place of Osiris. Other large temples located in Coptos, Abydos and Dendera (where, according to myths, Isis was born by the goddess Nut). A special amulet symbol is associated with Isis - tet(tiet), somewhat reminiscent of ankh. The Egyptians considered the star Sopted (Sirius, with the rise of which the Nile flood began) and the constellation Ursa Major to be the heavenly incarnations of this goddess.
The ruins of the temple of Isis on the island of Philae
Due to its extraordinary importance, the worship of Isis spread from Egypt throughout the ancient Mediterranean world. In the Hellenistic era, the Phoenician Astarte and the Greek Demeter were compared with her. Then she began to be revered in other countries and under her own name. Isis had many temples in Hellas and Italy. The cult of Isis acquired here mysterious, sensual, sometimes immoral forms. Emperors respected him
Among the many mythologies, religions and cultures of the world, there is a steady trend: it is with males that most gods are personified, especially superpowerful supreme beings. What is it connected with? What was the place of a woman in the ancient world, what powers did she possess and what did she bring to the world? These questions require a thoughtful approach. You can get the information we are interested in in ancient legends.
Gods of Egypt
The culture of Egypt is one of the most diverse and ancient in the world. IN Egyptian mythology reflected and intertwined the cultural traditions and history of this state, its rapid ups and downs. The main role in legends and myths is played, of course, by the religious worldview and its basic postulates.
The pantheon of ancient Egyptian gods is very extensive. Its ranks include a total of about 700 different divine beings, while most of them were revered only in certain areas and were completely unknown in the rest of the territory. Of course, there were also gods revered in the vastness of the entire state. Almost all of them were represented by male beings. The goddess Isis is a rare exception to the traditional rule.
Who is she?
Iset, Isis, or Isis is the wife of Osiris, the god of the underworld and rebirth. She is the mother of Horus, patron of the sun and heaven. Her name is usually translated as "having a thousand names." If we follow the actual translation from ancient language, then "iset" is a word meaning "royal throne" or "throne". Such a name, most likely, is due to the fact that its bearer was endowed with great power. "Goddess Isis - goddess of what?" - you ask. She was worshiped in ancient times as the patroness of the fair sex, childhood and motherhood, women during childbirth and pregnancy, as well as fertility, wind, water and, of course, magic. Mysticism and magic in general are closely connected with the goddess Isis. Ritual rites were actively promoted by the priestesses of her cult.
In other cultures, similar cults can be found in which Rhea or Ishtar acted as Isis. in ancient Rome and Ancient Greece there were also gatherings of those who venerated her. Nephthys is the sister of this goddess. This is the "mistress of the house", the right hand and assistant of Isis, who is responsible for housekeeping and the hearth.
As the wife of Osiris, this goddess sometimes takes over his functions. So, for example, according to Diodorus Siculus, Isis taught mortals to grow grain and reap them. The Greeks identified this goddess with Demeter, their mother goddess. Most often, however, the functions of the farmer had to be performed by Osiris himself. Also, along with the legends that the Nile flows out of the womb of this god, there was also the idea that it spills from the tears of his wife, who yearns for her husband. The goddess Isis, according to the traditions of antiquity, ruled over rivers and seas, was the patroness of sailors.
Legends of Isis
She happens to be main character many legends and myths. The most famous of them is the legend of Isis and Osiris, her husband, as well as the struggle for power with Amon-Ra, the supreme god of the sun.
Legend of Osiris and Isis
The legend of Osiris and his wife is primarily about fidelity and great love. It is unlikely that in any other culture there is such a romantic story. We learned about him thanks to the story of Plutarch, an ancient Greek biographer and philosopher from Chersonesos. The legend tells how the husband of the Egyptian goddess Isis, Osiris, died tragically. He was killed by the god Set, the patron of violent feelings and a warrior who was the brother of his wife. The beautiful goddess Isis, after a long search and wandering, still managed to find the body of her husband, torn to shreds and wounded. Having resorted to the help of the patron and guardian of the kingdom of the dead, Anubis, she was able to collect him and turn him into the first mummy on earth. For a long time, bitter sobs resounded over the cold body of the slain god...
The goddess Isis is very often depicted mourning and mourning in a kneeling pose for everyone who has gone to another world. Her most popular image, however, is that of a regal falcon or a woman with bird wings. The continuation of the legend says that the divine couple conceived a son. This miracle could only be realized when the ancient Egyptian goddess Isis was in the form of the bird Hat. She gave birth to her son and nursed him in the Nile Delta.
The legend of Isis and the sun god
In the second myth, in contrast to the legend of lovers full of bitter suffering and romanticism, the fertility goddess Isis appears as a character much less pleasant. Let's tell this story.
The goddess Isis, whose photo is presented in this article, appears in the legend of the sun god as a cunning and greedy witch. This story was attested in the Turin Papyrus, a document that is over 3,000 years old. Isis practiced secret witchcraft skills not only on mortals, but also on the celestials of Egypt. Her plans included becoming the great queen of heaven, removing the god Ra from the top of the pantheon. Isis gave self-confidence that the god of the sun in those days was already old. She tracked him down for a long time and collected Ra's saliva, and later fashioned a snake out of it.
A few days later, a snake, enchanted by witchcraft, bit the sun god. Isis agreed to heal him only in exchange for secret knowledge about his real name. This desire is explained by faith in the power contained in the name. A number of problems affect the meaning of this legend. First of all, the questions of spell power were raised. In addition, the main role of the goddess in the host of great magical beings was affirmed. Scientists of our time see a special role in this legend as well - it allegedly emphasizes the place that women occupied in the ancient world.
The similarity of the image of Isis with the image of a real worldly woman
The mythological image of Isis is very close to the real worldly woman. A little-known story about her tells of the sadness and bitter suffering experienced by the goddess Isis (her photos are sometimes so sad). She complains of loneliness, laments, and all because a mere mortal woman did not accept her on the threshold of the house. For this disrespect, she paid with the health of her son, who was stung by a scorpion. In this drama, however, mercy cannot be denied to Isis. She still saved the son of a careless mistress.
Isis herself is a reverent mother. This is confirmed in many legends. In one of them, for example, she goes into a frenzy when she sees her dying son. The suffering of this goddess could stop even the world boat supreme god Ra, in which he sailed through the sky.
Symbols and personifications of the goddess
A large role in ancient Egypt was given to personification and symbolism. Isis is often depicted as a white cow or as a woman with a headdress that resembles a sun disk with the horns of this animal. Another option is the image in which she is presented with a headdress in the form of a royal throne.
Truly unlimited were the power and powers that this goddess was endowed with, according to the legends. She guarded the heavenly horizon in the form of a gazelle, protected the dead, was the patroness of fabrics and weaving, as well as funeral shrouds.
Talismans and amulets in the name of Isis
Many talismans were made in the name of this goddess. Her name was cast in hieroglyphs on each of them. Even the most important elements, such as the sacred scarab beetles, were subject to this rule. There was also a specially selected amulet made by the priestesses of Isis. It was usually worn around the neck of the deceased for the subsequent burial procedure. This amulet was an alloy of jasper, carnelian, gilding or gold, with the main combination of colors being red and gold. Many similar decorations were created. There were only more than twenty models.
Where was the goddess worshiped?
Isis was revered throughout Egypt. The most famous sanctuary to date was located on the island of Philae. This is a small piece of land that is hidden in the middle of the Nile. It was here, according to ancient legends, that Osiris, her husband, was laid to rest. The temple of the goddess Isis differed significantly from others in that even during the heyday of Christianity, the worship of her cult was preserved. The goddess was also customary to worship in Nubia. In Koptos there is another sanctuary known throughout the world. Here the husband of the goddess Isis is not Osiris, but Ming, ancient deity, ruler and patron of the desert.
Note that none of Egyptian gods(except Serpais) did not receive such popularity in antiquity as Isis. Her temple in the 4th century. BC. was built on the island of Delos (in Piraeus). Sanctuaries located in Kenkhrei, Tiforei and other cities of Greece are also known.
From the 2nd century BC in Italy, the cult of this goddess is spreading. Temples dedicated to her are erected in Benevente, Rome, Pompeii and other cities. There are monuments testifying to her cult in Britain, Spain and Gaul. At first, he was associated with the veneration of Osiris, but in the Greco-Roman era, Isis becomes independent and takes on many of the functions of a spouse.
The role of the cult of Isis in history
Undoubtedly, the cult of Isis played a significant role in the history of the development of Egypt. And it was not only religious, but also social. The female essence of the goddess in the person of Isis for the first time acted on an equal footing with men, and performed quite successfully. She was fair, cunning, wise, possessed cosmic powers. Isis is a goddess who is worthy of worship. The negative sides and human qualities are not alien to her, but her patronage is based on the ideals of goodness, as well as true family values. Ancient authors wrote a lot about her. Her cult greatly influenced the development of Christianity. It is to the image of Isis with Horus in her arms that the image of the Mother of God with a child ascends.
Statuettes of her have been preserved as relics in several medieval churches.
How to call the goddess Isis?
Magicians advise: before calling spirits, you need to learn as much as possible about them. In addition, it should be understood that not every entity should be unconditionally believed. Nothing prevents some evil spirit from deceiving you for your benefit.
In order to call Isis (or any other deity), you should know a few rules. The session should be carried out at night (best of all - from 12 am to 4 am). The ritual is performed by candlelight, there should be no electric lighting. You should write the questions you plan to ask the spirit on a piece of paper in advance, and then read them from it. In order to make it easier for Isis to enter the house, you can open a window or window. Before the session, the room is fumigated with incense. It has properties that scare away lower entities. Do not drink alcohol before the ritual.
Compliance with these rules, of course, does not guarantee that you will be able to implement your plan. Mediums say that the call of beginners usually comes from lower beings. Therefore, we advise you to prepare well and know exactly why you need it, and whether you need it at all.
Standard interpretation:I am Isis, the ancient Egyptian sky goddess who creates wind with her wings. The first Egyptian mysteries were dedicated to me and my husband Osiris and formed the basis of all subsequent religious cults. I am the patroness of occult knowledge and magic.
I am mystery, intuition and female consciousness.
Isis - Greek transcription of the name of the ancient Egyptian goddess Ise (t) (etymology unknown), originally the local patroness of Buto in the Delta, then, in comparison with the god of neighboring Busiris and Mendes - Osiris - a female addition, sister and wife of the latter, which also corresponded to artificial hieroglyphic orthography both names.
Like Osiris, Isis is the daughter of Heaven (Nut) and Earth (Keba), the personification of the valley fertilized by Osiris - the Nile.
There is a myth about the murder of the latter by Seth, the search for his body, the crying of Isis over him, his burial and the upbringing of her son Horus in the swamps of the Delta.
Another myth presents her as the wisest of people, gods and spirits and tells how she managed to outwit the lord Ra, extorting from him his secret name.
Both in ancient Egyptian literature and in classics (for example, Galen), Isis was credited with the invention of various medical devices, magical formulas (hence her epithet "great magic"), knowledge of hidden things, etc.
Her cult from Buto, then Mendes and Buziris, thanks to the Iliopol theological system into which she entered, spread throughout Egypt, and especially took root in Memphis, Copta, where the mysteries were performed, Philae, where there was an oracle of her, which operated as early as the 5th century AD. R. X.
During the predominance of the cult of the Osiris cycle in the later times of Egypt, female deities of other cycles and nomes were compared with Isis: Gator, Bast, Mut, Neith.
During Hellenistic syncretism, things went even further, comparing with Isis Astarte and Demeter and other corresponding foreign female deities.
But soon the last step was taken and Isis began to be revered outside of Egypt under her own name. In Greece, she had temples: in Tiforea of Phocis, Megara, Corinth, and others; her cult penetrated into Italy as early as the 3rd century. BC, but especially took root during the empire, in the era of passion for Eastern religions.
Devoted to Isis were: the constellation Sirius, the tree of Perseus and the 4th day of the five insertions, when her birth was celebrated.
Admirers of the cult of Isis are fishermen. According to the myth, when Horus was in trouble, they were the first to come running to the rescue.
As the goddess of the sky, she was depicted as a cow or beautiful woman with cow horns on his head. Subsequently, the mother of Isis Nut becomes the mistress of the sky, and Isis herself takes on the familiar image of the assistant and wife of Osiris.
Isis was also revered as the goddess of the wind, who creates it with her wings, respectively, she was depicted as a falcon or a woman with wings. Together with Nephthys and the goddess Heket, Isis acts as the patroness of women in childbirth - the goddess who facilitates childbirth and determines the entire fate of newborns.
As the wife of Osiris, Isis periodically assumes his functions. According to Diodorus Siculus, she taught the people how to grow grain and reap it. The Greeks identified Isis with their mother goddess Demeter. However, most often, Osiris himself performed the functions of the farmer. Along with the myths that the water of the Nile flows from his womb, there was an idea that the river overflows from the tears of Isis, who grieves for her husband. According to the traditions of antiquity, Isis ruled not only over the rivers, but also over the seas and patronized the sailors.
None of the gods of Egyptian mythology (with the exception of Serapis) received such widespread popularity in antiquity as Isis. In the IV century BC. The temple of Isis was built in Piraeus on the island of Delos. Sanctuaries dedicated to her in Tiforaea, Kenkhrei and other Greek cities are also known.
In Italy, her cult has been spreading since the 2nd century BC, temples are erected to her in Pompeii, Rome, Benevente and other cities. There are monuments that testify to the cult of the goddess Isis in Britain, Gaul and Spain. Initially, her cult was associated with the cult of Osiris, but in the Greco-Roman era, she becomes independent and comes to the fore, taking on more and more functions of the spouse of Osiris. The authors of antiquity wrote a lot about Isis. The cult of Isis also greatly influenced Christianity. The image of the Mother of God with a child in her arms goes back to the image of Isis with the child Horus. Statuettes of the goddess remained as relics in some medieval churches.
Speaking of Isis, it is impossible not to mention the myth itself, which tells the story of the struggle between Osiris and Set, for this is the very foundation of Egyptian culture:
The myth of Osiris, Isis, Horus and Set
There are several versions of this legend. One of the most common says that Osiris and Isis, brother and sister, fell in love with each other in the womb of their mother. The elder brother, Osiris, became king and took care of his people, and Isis was his beloved wife. It was Osiris who brought the Egyptians out of the state of savagery, gave them laws, taught them to respect the gods. He introduced the processing of cereals, initiated the collection of fruits from trees and viticulture. He traveled a lot around the world, spreading the secrets of agriculture, and admiring peoples responded to him with devotion and love.
However, his own brother, Seth, envious of Osiris, led a conspiracy against him. He and 72 of his associates killed Osiris, put the body in a chest, and then threw it into the sea. The waves carried the chest to the coast of Phoenicia, and a miracle happened: a magnificent tree grew out of it. Arriving Isis freed the remains of the king and, according to one version of the legend, she revived Osiris and conceived a son from him, and according to another, she delivered the body to Egypt and hid him in the swamps.
But Seth got there, removed the body and, dismembering it into 14 parts, scattered it all over the country. The inconsolable Isis found all the parts of the body and buried each one separately - hence the many burials of Osiris.
According to another version, when Isis found the body of her king, she, along with Nephthys, performed the funeral lament, which is now a traditional part of the funeral in Egypt.
They sang: “Come to your house, O beautiful youth, to see me. I am your beloved sister, you are forever inseparable from me. I don't see you, but my heart yearns for you and my eyes desire you. Come to your beloved, come Unnefer (good)! The gods and people turned their faces to you and mourn you together ... I call you and cry so that the gods in heaven hear me, but you do not hear my voice. But I am your sister, I mourn for you again and again and call you! ... ".
This cry for a beautiful young man (or a girl, if we are talking about, for example, Persephone) is an invariable part of the calendar myth dedicated to the change of seasons, which is based on the story of a dying and resurrecting god, where a tragic and untimely death is followed by resurrection. The tears and groans of the sisters were heard in heaven, and Ra himself sent Anubis to earth, so that it was he (Isis, Nephthys, Horus and Thoth who helped him in this) who made the body of the dead god from pieces, swaddled it with linen bandages and performed all those rites, which later the Egyptians began to carry out during the funeral.
Anubis (Greek version of the name, Egyptian - Inpu), according to one version, the son of Nephthys and Osiris. The newborn mother hid in the swamps of the Nile Delta from her husband Seth; there Isis found the young god and raised him. Anubis was depicted as a black jackal or wild dog Sab, as well as a man with the head of a jackal or dog. Anubis-Sab was considered the judge of the gods, the center of his cult was the city of Kasa (Greek Kinopol - the city of the dog), but his main function for a long time was the throne of the kingdom of the dead (where he counted the hearts of those who came to his kingdom), while Osiris personified the deceased pharaoh. Subsequently, the functions of the king of the dead are transferred to Osiris, and Anubis becomes the god responsible for carrying out the embalming of the body, and participates in the mysteries of Osiris.
So, after mummifying the body with the help of Anubis, Isis flapped her wings and Osiris came to life. As you know, once in the realm of the dead, he eventually received his throne and began to bear the titles of the Lord of the Underworld and the Master of Eternity. The myth of Osiris underlies the unshakable belief of the Egyptians in resurrection after death. So, if you carry out all the manipulations that were performed on the body of Osiris, and first of all, liken the body of a mummy, as was the case with Osiris, any person will be resurrected - will receive new life in another world, where the favorite god of the Egyptians rules.
The events described - a conspiracy against the king - occurred in the 28th year of his reign. In the legend of Osiris and Isis, a significant role is given to their son Horus. Another version of the resurrection of Osiris is associated with him.
Having grown up and matured, Horus longed for revenge and restoration of justice. When he defeated his uncle Seth in a duel, he took away his magic eye (“eye of Horus”) and let him swallow dead father. Osiris resurrected, but, not wanting to reign on earth, left the throne to his son, and he returned to the throne of the underworld.
In ancient times, when the cult of Osiris arose, he was perceived as the god of the productive forces of nature. Usually he was depicted sitting among the trees or with a vine in his hands. It was believed that, like everything flora He dies and is reborn every year. At first, Osiris was identified only with the dead king, but then every dead Egyptian was likened in prayers to Osiris. Calling Osiris the god of the earth's depths, the Egyptians believed that the universe rests on his shoulders. As the god of the dead and the king of the underworld, he was perceived as a great judge. It was believed that when the deceased appears before him, his heart is weighed on the scales for justification or punishment.
From the end of the New Kingdom, Osiris was identified with the god Ra and depicted with a solar disk on his head. In the Hellenistic period, the cult of Osiris merges with the cult of the sacred bull Apis, and new god was named Serapis. In the Greco-Roman era, the cult of Osiris spread throughout Europe and western Asia.
The sacred plants of Isis are the lotus, cedar, sycamore and rose, which became associated with Isis in the Hellenistic era, probably as a result of the fusion of the image of Isis with the image of Aphrodite and her symbols.
Interestingly, the need for roses for ceremonies and rituals was so great that a whole rose growing industry was created, since it brought good profits. A wreath of roses was left on the grave as a symbol of Isis.
The star Sirius was associated with Osiris and Isis (it appeared on the eve of the Nile flood, foreshadowing fertile soil, a rich harvest and a decrease in the threat of hunger), as well as the Moon and lunar cycle(when the moon dies and is reborn). When Isis merged with the images of Aphrodite and Astarte in Roman times, the planet Venus also became associated with her.
In addition, there is the node of Isis, called Tiet (Tet), which can be translated as "well-being" or "life." Obviously, he is very similar to the Ankh. Perhaps the knot was part of the attire of the deity, and perhaps her priestesses. It was also used as a funeral amulet:
My little free translation
Isis is devotion and perseverance, a willingness to endure any trials for the sake of her beloved husband. Magic for her is not a goal at all, but just a means to resurrect the one you love. She even goes to blackmail the sun god Ra in order to get what she needs for the resurrection of Osiris.
She loves her husband so much that she accepts his son from Nephthys, Seth's wife.
In general, the ideal of a loving and faithful wife. Mother of God.
And what here nafik High Priestess?
UPD By the way, if someone is not in the know, there is a fairly reasonable opinion that the Mother of God is Isis "under a pseudonym". Since in Christianity, unlike paganism, there was no female image of the goddess, it was simply transferred to the only woman who was suitable for this purpose - the Mother of God.
Moreover, Isis is considered both the wife and mother of the supreme male deity.
Here, compare the canonical images of Isis and the Mother of God:
Isis (Isis, Egyptian Ἰs.t, Latin Isis, other Greek Ἶσις) is one of the greatest goddesses of antiquity, who became a model for understanding the Egyptian ideal of femininity and motherhood. She was revered as a sister and wife, mother, and, accordingly, the Egyptian kings, who were originally considered earthly incarnations of the falcon-headed god.
The symbol of Isis was the royal throne (Egypt. st), the sign of which is often placed on the head of the goddess. From the era of the New Kingdom, the cult of the goddess began to be closely intertwined with 
the cult of Hathor, as a result of which Isis sometimes has a headdress in the form of a solar disk framed by the horns of a cow. The sacred animal of Isis as the mother goddess was considered the "great white cow of Heliopolis" - the mother of the Memphis bull.
The celestial manifestations of Isis are, first of all, the star Sopdet (or Sirius), “the lady of the stars”, with the rise of which the Nile spills from one tear of the goddess; as well as the formidable hippopotamus Hesamut (Isis, the terrible mother), with the help of her companions - crocodiles, guarding the leg dismembered by Horus, the god (Meskhetiu, the constellation Ursa Major).
Also, Isis, together with Nephthys, can appear in the form of gazelles, keeping the horizon of heaven; the emblem in the form of two gazelles-goddesses was worn on diadems by the younger spouses of the pharaoh in the era of the New Kingdom. Another incarnation of Isis is the goddess Shentait, who appears in the guise of a cow, the patroness of burial linens and weaving, the mistress of the sacred sarcophagus, in which, according to the Osirian ritual of the mysteries, the body of the murdered Osiris is reborn.
Isis, like her sister Nephthys, is sometimes called the Eye of Ra. Isis - the eye of the day, travels in a solar boat; Nephthys is the lunar eye, her boat is night. Standing at the gates of the underworld, they shift the body of the god [Osiris] from the solar daytime boat to the lunar night one.
“The words spoken by Nephthys, the sister of God, the Eye of Ra, the mistress of heaven, the mistress of all gods (a gilded tree, two cubits high): “I am a sister. I protect your members with both hands, strengthening your essence.”
"She returns, she returns, the Eye of Horus in the world!"
The “Returning Eye” is the goddess of the dawn, Hathor, the hypostasis of Isis (Egypt. Ḥwt-ḥr, “house of Horus”, “bosom giving birth to Horus”). The returning "Eye of Horus" brings with it the light of the resurgent sun and the rejoicing of all living things.
Isis was also revered as the goddess of the wind, who created it with the flapping of her wings; accordingly, she (like her sister Nephthys) was depicted as a falcon or a winged woman. Together with 
the same Nephthys, as well as the goddess Heket, Isis acts as the patroness of women in childbirth, facilitating childbirth and determining the fate of newborn kings.
The Egyptians identified all their pharaohs with Horus, so each pharaoh was considered the son of Isis and the rightful heir of Osiris.
No Egyptian deity (with the exception of Serapis) gained such widespread popularity in the Greco-Roman world as Isis. In IVv. BC. The temple of Isis was built in Piraeus, in the II century. BC. on the island of Delos. Also known are the sanctuaries of Isis in Tiforea (near Delphi), in Kenkhrei (near Corinth) and other places in Greece. In Italy, the cult of Isis has been spreading since the 2nd century. BC.; erected temples of Isis in Rome, Pompeii, Benevente and other cities. There are monuments testifying to the cult of Isis in Gaul, Spain, Britain. If at first her cult is associated with the cult of Osiris, then in the Greco-Roman era it acquires an independent meaning, and Isis comes to the fore, assuming many of the functions of Osiris.
Over time, the image of Isis absorbed the images of many other goddesses, including the image of the cobra goddess Renenutet (Renenut). In the Egyptian religion, Renenutet (Egypt. Rnnt, Rnnwtt; Greek. 
Θερμουθίς (Termutis), from θέρος, "harvest" and μούθ, "mother") - the goddess of fertility, the keeper of the harvest, the mother of the grain god Nepri. 
Renenutet grants abundance, good luck, wealth, happiness, helps with childbirth. The name Renenutet means giving the name (ren-nutet; Egyptian rn, "ren" - name).
But her name can also be read differently, as renen-utet, in connection with which, the meaning changes to the meaning of "feeding snake." As a feeding snake, Renenutet was depicted as a woman with the head of a cobra, breastfeeding her son Nepri. She was called the "Goddess of the granaries", and the "Goddess of the fertile fields."
Therefore, it is not surprising to identify Renenutet with Isis, who, like Renenutet, was also a nursing mother and goddess of fertility.
Many ancient authors wrote about Isis (with reverence Plutarch and Apuleius, with irony Lucian from Samosata and Juvenal). The cult of Isis influenced Christian dogma and art. The image of the Mother of God with the baby in her arms goes back to the image of Isis with the baby Horus. figurines 
Isis were preserved as relics in some medieval churches (in Saint-Germain, Cologne).
"Oh, holy one, human race eternal deliverer, constant intercessor of mortals, that you show yourself unhappy in troubles as a tender mother. Not a day, not a single night, not even a short minute passes, deprived of your good deeds: on the sea and on land you patronize people,¹ in life's storms you stretch out your saving right hand, with which you unravel the fate of the indissoluble yarn, you humble the fury of Fate, you tame the ominous luminary current . honor you gods above, and the gods of the underground shadows worship you; you turn the circle of the world, light the sun, rule the universe, trample on Tartarus. The stars respond to your call, you are the source of the alternation of times, the joy of the celestials, the mistress of the elements. With your wave, the fire flares up, the clouds thicken, crops sprout, shoots rise. Your strength is feared by birds flying in the sky, animals wandering in the mountains, snakes hiding in the ground, monsters floating on the waves. But I am poor in mind to give praise to you, poor in mind, for thanksgiving victims I am poor in property: and all the fullness of speech is not enough to express the feelings born in me by your greatness, and a thousand lips would not be enough, a thousand languages \u200b\u200band the tireless eloquence of an inexhaustible flow!_________________________
(Hymn from "Initiation into the mysteries of Isis." Metamorphoses. XI, 25. Lucius Apuleius)
[1 ] Isis was revered as the Lady of the Seas and the patroness of seafarers, one of her sacred symbols was a ship. Although here it is also possible, allusions with the crescent of the Moon, which floats in the form of a boat across the night sky. In the era of late antiquity, Isis was identified with the moon. This happened in the process of syncretization with other major goddesses. different peoples. Initially, Isis was the goddess of fertility, i.e. mother goddess (fertile earth goddess). But as the cult of Isis spread throughout the world, she was often correlated with the local moon-maiden goddesses. Which gave rise to the complex image of the virgin mother, often depicted with the child Horus in her arms. This image was later adopted by the Christian tradition. Yes, and the name Mary (Μαρία) is suspiciously similar to the epithet of Isis - Mera (Μαίρα), which correlates her with another celestial manifestation - the star Sirius.
μαῖρα , and he. μαίρη ἡ star Sirius Anth.
[2 ] Perhaps a play on words: the epithet of Isis considered above - Mera (Μαίρα) and the name of the goddess of fate - Mayor (Μοίρα). Initially, the goddess of fate (in Russian transcription - Moira) appears in the singular (already mentioned in the Homeric poems "Iliad" and "Odyssey"), as an impersonal necessity, beyond the control of even Zeus.
Μοῖρα ἡ Moira or Mera (goddess of fate, death or misfortune); αἱ Μοῖραι (lat. Parcae) - Moira (three goddesses of fate: Κλωθώ, Λάχεσις and Ἄτροπος Hom. etc., less often (lat. Furiae) = Ἐρινύες Aesch. etc.)
Another hymn in honor of Isis, from the temple on the island of Philae:
“O Isis, Great Mother of God, Lady Philae, Divine Wife, Honoring Wife, Mother of God,The Great Royal Spouse, Secret ornament, Mistress of the beauties of the palace, The mistress of the desired green fields, Nurse who fills the palace with beauty, The aroma of the palace, the mistress of joy, the one that walks invisible in the temple, greening the fields with tears of rain. Madam, sweet with heavenly love, royal in Lower and Upper Egypt, giving orders to the great gods, the one with whose words the Universe lives, the Queen, filled with words of praise, the Lady of beauty, before whose face the myrrh is burnt. From her tears, the Nile spills again, which gives life to man and greenery. She, who fills the altars of the gods, is the one who keeps the sacred texts. Mistress of heaven, earth, the afterlife, Who created them, conceived them in her heart, embodied them in her hands... The Divine Soul in every city, guarding Horus, her son, Osiris, her brother. Praise be to you, Mother of God, mistress of heaven, she who descends into the world, bringing salvation. She in whose name the sanctuaries live forever. The one that gives hope to the heart treasure "...
SIRIUS
Sirius leading the constellation Big Dog, Greek legends associated with the dog of Orion (κύων Ὠρίωνος), which ascended to heaven with the owner after his death. The Sumerians called the constellation Canis Major - "Dog of the Sun". Greeks - "Dog Star" (Κύναστρον). The Romans called Sirius - Canicula (Doggy). In Chinese astronomy, the star was called Lang (Wolf) or Tian Lang (Heavenly Wolf).
The Greeks associated Sirius with the summer heat: the name of the star comes from the word meaning "hot". In ancient Rome, the period of summer heat, coinciding with the beginning of the morning visibility of Sirius (heliacal sunrise), was called "dies caniculares" - "dog days" (July-August).
Σείριος
ὁ (sc. ἀστήρ) Sirius (star) or the constellation Canis Major Hes., Eur.
σείριος
3 scorching, sultry, burning; ex. σ. ἀστήρ Hes. and σ. κύων Aesch. = Σείριος
Siriacus, -a, -um scorching, sultry(calor Eccl).
Sirius(Greek; Lat. Canicula) Sirius.
Sirius, -a, -um adj. to Sirius I: ardor S. V scorching heat (in July-August).
caniculares, -ium n (sc. dies) vacation days, i.e. hottest time of the year(canicularium aestus pall).
canicularis, e vacation, associated with the rise of Sirius, i.e. scorching, sultry, burning(dies Pall; inclementia Sid).
By the way, one of the epithets of Isis - Termutis (Θερμουθίς) - is translated not only as "Mother of the Harvest", but also as "Hot", producing it from θερμότης (heat, heat). Such an interpretation could also be associated with the summer heat that Isis-Sothis brought with it after the heliacal rising of Sirius.
Sothis (Σῶθις) is another Greek name for Sirius. Sirius was known to the Egyptians as Sopdet (Spd, Spdt, Sept). 
The Egyptians also called Sirius the "Radiant Star of the Nile", the "Tear of Isis", the "Ruler of the Sun".
In Egypt, they directly linked (the first appearance of a star in the morning rays of the sun after a certain period of invisibility) the rise of Sirius and the beginning of the flood of the Nile, and the day of the New Year was determined from it. In winter, Sirius shone with an unusual light all night, but then appeared only in the evening in the west, and soon completely disappeared over the horizon. After 70 days, Sirius reappeared in the east - the Nile flooded, and this coincided with the day of the summer solstice. Meetings of the first predawn sunrises of Sirius 
were celebrated as great celebrations and were accompanied by special ceremonies.
On the stele of Isis it is written: “I am the mother of the King's Horus. I am the rising (star) in the constellation Canis". This star is Sirius. The companion of Isis was the god Osiris, who embodied the constellation Orion. From a hymn to Isis: “Let me see your son, the lord of the underworld, at a time when you shine over his head, and the radiance of your rays rests on him, so that the father is united with the son”.
The cult of Isis enjoyed wide popularity in Egypt and far beyond its borders, especially from the time of Hellenism. In the Greco-Roman world, she was called "the one with a thousand names", "having many names" (μυριώνυμος), or Panthea (Ἶσις Πανθέα), i.e. Goddess.
"Here I am in front of you<…>mother of nature, mistress of all the elements, the original creation of time, the highest of the deities, the mistress of the souls of the departed, the first among the celestials, a single image of all gods and goddesses, whose wave is subject to azure heaven_________________________the vault, the seas of healing breaths, the underworld deplorable silence. One mistress, honors me under diverse forms, various rites, under different names the whole universe. There the Phrygians, the first-born of mankind, call me the Pessinous mother of the gods, here the original inhabitants of Attica - Minerva Cecropic, here the Cypriots, washed by the sea, - the Pathian Venus, the Cretan arrows - Diana of Dictynnus, the trilingual Sicilians - the Stygian Proserpina, the Eleusinians - Ceres, ancient goddess, some - Juno, others - Bellona, those - Hecate, these - Rhamnusia, and the Ethiopians, who are illuminated by the first rays of the sun, the Aryans ³ and the Egyptians rich in ancient learning - honor me as they should, calling my real name - royal Isis.
(Lucius Apuleius. Metamorphoses. XI, 5)
[3 ] Ἄριοι οἱ Aryans (population of the Persian region of Ariya) Her.; ex.: Ἄριος κομμός Aesch. - lamentation of the Aryans.
A hymn found in the vestibule of one of the temples in the Fayum oasis, dating back to the reign of Ptolemy Auletes or Cleopatra, reads:
“The giver of wealth, the queen of the gods, the omnipotent, happy fate, Isis, the great name, who created everything that exists! You thought of everything to give people life and peace. You made laws so that order reigned, you invented arts so that life was good. You have created the beautiful color of all fruits. Thanks to You, heaven and earth exist, the breath of the winds and the sweet rays of the sun. Thanks to Your power, in autumn, the waves of the Nile overflow their banks and boiling water floods everything around so that there is plenty of fruit. All the peoples that live on the boundless earth - Hellenes, Thracians, barbarians - all glorify Your beautiful good name, although in their native language everyone calls You in their own way: the Syrians and Lydians call You as Astarte, Artemis, Anaya, Leto; the Thracians as Mother of the gods; the Hellenes as Hera and Aphrodite, as the good Hestia, as Rhea and Demeter; the Egyptians as One, for all these goddesses, with such different names, You are One.Madam, I will not cease to glorify Your power, immortal deliverer, bearing many names, good Isis, protecting cities and people from wars. All those awaiting death in prison, suffering severely without sleep, sailing on the sea during a terrible storm, when people die and ships sink - all will find salvation, praying for You to come.
for help. Listen to my prayers, Lady of the great name, show your mercy, deliver me from sorrows!
Another later hymn has been preserved in the form of an inscription found on the island of Ios. It is a monotonous litany.
“I am Isis, lady of all the earth. I gave people laws and rules that no one can change. I am the eldest daughter of Chronos. I am the wife and sister of King Osiris. I am a star in a constellation divine dog. The city of Bubast was built for me. I separated the land from the ocean. I showed the way to the stars, the sun and the moon. I invented sailing. I gave justice power. I connected a man with a woman. I made it so that women carry the fetus until the tenth month. Thanks to me, children love their parents. I punish those who do not honor their father and mother. Together with my brother Osiris, I put an end to cannibalism. I showed people mysteries. I taught people how to create images of the gods. I installed god's temples. I have overthrown the tyrants. From me came the love of men for women. Thanks to me, justice is stronger than gold and silver, and the truth is beautiful. I created marital unions."
In the treatise, one of the founders of Egyptology, Plutarch "On Isis and Osiris", the identification of Isis with Athena is mentioned in the light of the "all-time" essential nature of Isis: "in Sais, the image of Athena, whom they (the Egyptians) call Isis, had the following inscription: "I I am everything that was, is, and is to come (ἐγώ εἰμί πᾶν τὸ γεγονὸς καì ὄν καì ἐσόμενον), and no mortal has yet opened my veil" (Plut. De Is. et Os., 9. 35 4C Sieveking).
St. Bernard of Clairvaux, founder of the Cistercian monastic order, is regarded as one of the most influential figures of the 12th century. He was born in Fontaine, near Dijon, France, where there was a church of the Black Madonna. As a boy, he received his vocation, according to a 14th-century legend, from "three drops of the Black Madonna's milk" at Saint-Varles near Châtillon-sur-Seine, in France. An unusual vocation should indicate to us that there were some secret traditions here. "Three drops of virgin milk" is one of the traditional names for the mystical "materia prima" (raw material) of the alchemists.
Encouraged by this, Bernard took the Cistercian order, by then reduced to a handful of monks, and turned it into a "great multinational enterprise of civilization", including hundreds of monasteries from Russia to the Iberian Peninsula, each of which was dedicated to the Virgin Mary. In contrast to modern Christian traditions, all the official documents of the temple, including the Rules, always put the name of the Virgin before the name of Christ.
He wrote two hundred marvelous sermons on Solomon's Song of Songs, a poem revered by the Jews as one of the most important texts. This "Song" begins with the words: "Daughters of Jerusalem, I am black and beautiful." He greatly encouraged the pilgrims to travel to Santiago de Compostela, and called her "Dear Milky Way” (a hint of Hathor’s overflowing chest, or a reference to Isis?), which links the sanctuaries of the Black Madonna and is literally littered with places associated with the Benedictine, Cistercian and Templar orders.
Note that not only St. Bernard devoted his life to the worship of the Black Madonna. For example, Saint Ignatius of Loyola gave his sword to the Black Madonna of Montserrat in Spain when he decided to organize the Jesuit order. Joan of Arc prayed to the Black Madonna, known as Notre Dame Miraculeuse, and her mother prayed to the Black Madonna for her daughter, imprisoned in Le Puy. Goethe used her image to reveal the meaning of “eternal femininity” in his Faust.
Several Black Madonnas, such as those in Bologna or Sablon, reportedly appeared standing on a bareboat with a copy of the Gospel in an oriental language. This is their "arrival" - the exact 
a repetition of the ritual on the Nile at Heliopolis, where Isis is presented as the "Star of the Sea", the "Throne of Wisdom" and the "Queen of Heaven"⁴ - three titles that St. Bernard directly applies to the Black Madonna. Moreover, one of the first depictions of the Virgin Mary breastfeeding the Christ child was located in a Christian monastery in Jeremiah, Egyptian Sahara, and was obviously inspired by the Egyptian iconography depicting Isis nursing Horus.
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] "Star of the Sea" - the guiding star Sirius, identified with Isis. “The Throne of Wisdom” is an epithet that plays on the meaning of the name of Isis and her main symbol is the throne (Egypt. st), the image of which is often placed on the head of the goddess. "Queen of heaven" - in the era of late antiquity, Isis was identified with the moon.
An unusual feature of the legend attributed to most of the Black Madonnas - and only to these types of statues - is the claim that the statue was not made, but necessarily found nearby, or even at the most ancient pagan symbolic site. For example, the Black Madonna of Aviot was found in an ancient hollow tree; Black Madonna of Bologna - on a ship without a team; Black Madonna Lac de la Meix - near the Celtic holy spring; The Black Madonna of Chartresa was discovered in the "cave of the druids". These latter turned out to be dolmens dating back to the time of the megalith.
Moreover, these statues turn out to be important markers on the road to Santiago de Compostela. This road is one of the oldest pre-Christian routes in Europe, as proven by the markings dating back to the Stone Age. For the German scientist Dietmar Kamper, this “means that the cult of the Black Madonna is one of the oldest religious cults, known to man". French author Jacques Bonvin concludes: “Only the Black Madonna was able to crystallize all the beliefs of pagan traditions with Christian faith, without falsifying at least one of all the countless beliefs. This is where the Black Madonna is unique.”
There is incredible political tension, sometimes even hostility, between public and secret traditions within Christian religion. Everything indicates that the Black Madonna was part of the struggle for influence in the X-XIII centuries between Rome and three Christian orders (Benedictine, Cistercian and Templar).
Jacques Heinen analyzed images of hundreds of Black Maidens (Vierges noires) and compiled a description of the so-called true Black Madonna, which has characteristic features:
The history of the original sanctuaries of the Black Madonna has always been associated with the Benedictines, Cistercian or Templar orders. These three orders had at least one well-documented connection. St. Bernard reformed the Benedictine order, creating the Cisterian order, and was the author of the Rules of the Temple.
All of them date from the same period (X-XIII centuries). "No original Black Madonna is dated after the 13th century."
With a small margin of error, they are all the same size, about 70 cm high and with a base of 30x30 cm. Even more surprisingly, the Mother's body measurements range between 63 and 68 cm, which, according to Bonvin, is an exact approximation to the Egyptian saint "Coudee" 63 cm high. .5666 cm. There is no other example in Romanesque art where the size would be so standardized; this is uncharacteristic of crucifixes, statues of "normal" Virgins, or other saints.
Although the Black Madonnas are all very small objects, "they seem to have been made to the same specific standard." They are always represented by the "Virgin in Majesty", where the seated Mother and Child look at the same point in the far perspective. The face of the Virgin with an oriental touch expresses a sacred austerity that contrasts with the typical Romanesque Virgins representing the women of this area. The face of the Virgin is carved more carefully than the face of the Child, and this emphasizes the greater importance of the figure of the Mother than the Child.
The sculpture is always invariably placed in the place of the pre-Christian cult of the Celtic or other pagan Mother Goddess. Even when an entire cathedral was being built for Her, she was always kept in a vault under the cathedral. Sanctuaries were often located near holy springs or wells, or near pre-Christian temples.
The sculpture was often carved from fruit wood or precious cedar, which was also not typical of the period. Both of these trees had important symbolism (albeit a rather hidden one, as the tree was not visible under the multicolored paintwork). The symbolism of the fruit tree is obvious; cedar was a more prophetic tree in Egypt, associated with the legend of Isis and Osiris, while the fruit tree is associated with death - rebirth and creative forces.
The statue was always located on the path of pilgrims, the road led either to the sanctuary itself, or to the main pilgrimage route of the Middle Ages in Santiago de Compostela. Santiago is the westernmost country of continental Europe, which was regarded as a holy area even before Christianity. This is Finis Terrae, the end of the earth. Finis Terrae also separates Santiago from the sea, where the four cosmic elements meet symbolically: earth, water, air and the fire of the setting sun.
The legend associated with the statue usually has a clear oriental element: a crusader who brought the statue from the east, pilgrims to the holy land, rescued, awakened by Her, etc. In some cases even Her name is clear. During the French Revolution, the Black Madonna of the city of Chartes was burned under the slogan "Death to the Egyptian". The same nickname "Egyptian" is attributed to Meimak's Black Madonna, a statue dated to the 12th century. The legends always refer to the miracles She performs. For example, the saved lives of three crusaders or three prisoners in Egypt or three sailors. She often has a reputation for being able to resurrect stillborn children, at least for the duration of their baptism. It can also help infertile women become mothers and pregnant women have healthy children.
She sits on a throne called a pulpit (from the Greek καθέδρα, which is also the basis of the word cathedral). This throne is an exact copy of the throne, which is identified in Egypt with Isis, and means "Place of wisdom, one of the main titles of Isis."
The official title attached to this statue is Alma Mater ("Noble Mother"), the title Americans use to refer to the universities they attended.
The symbolic meaning of the statues of Isis and the Madonna is the same, as evidenced by the inscription below: "Virgini pariturœ" (Virgin who has to give birth). C. Bigarne mentions several statues of Isis with just such a dedication. Pierre Dujols quotes a similar inscription in his book De dictis Germanicis: "Isidi, seu Virgini ex qua filius proditurus est" (Isis, or the Virgin, to whom a Son will be born). Isis, in this case, symbolizes the earth before fertilization, which will be revived by the sun's rays.
Black Maidens are rare these days. In this regard, Chartres Cathedral is the richest: it has two of them. One (seated on a throne), emphatically called Our Underground Lady (Notre-Dame-sous-Terre), is in the crypt, and on the plinth of this statue is the inscription "Virgini pariturœ" (Virgin who has to give birth).
Another, the so-called Our Lady at the Column (Notre-Dame-du-Pilier), outside, in a niche with ex voto in the form of flaming hearts. To her, according to Witkowski, many pilgrims flock. “Originally,” he adds, “the stone support of the statue, like the foot of St. Peter in Rome or the knee of Hercules, a god especially revered by the Sicilian pagans, was all chipped from the kisses of ardent admirers. In 1831, in order to protect the statue from overzealous believers, it was fenced with wooden panels. The underground Virgin of Chartres is one of the oldest objects of pilgrimage. According to the stories of local medieval chroniclers, at first it was an ancient statue of Isis, "sculpted even before Jesus Christ." However, the current sculpture dates from the very end of the 17th century. It is not known when the statue of Isis was smashed and replaced with a wooden statue of the Mother of God with the Baby sitting on her lap. In 1793 this statue was burned.
The Black Virgin from the Cathedral of Notre Dame du Puy has her arms and legs closed, her dress with a buttoned collar, without a single fold, expands downwards and falls to the floor, forming, as it were, a triangle. The fabric depicts a vine and an ear of wheat, allegorically representing the bread and wine of the Eucharist. The head of the Child is crowned with the same luxurious crown as that of the Mother.
Our Lady the Confessor (Notre-Dame-de-Confession), the famous Black Virgin from the crypts of the Saint-Victor church in Marseille, a wonderful example of grace for an ancient sculpture of large sizes. Madonna keeps in right hand scepter, and her head is crowned with three flowers.
Well-known is Our Lady of Rocamadour, who also invariably attracts pilgrims (who visited her as early as 1166), the authorship is attributed to the Jew Zacchaeus, the head of the publicans in Jericho. The statue rises above the altar in the chapel of the Virgin, built in 1479.
The Black Virgin of the Church of Saint-Blaise in Vichy, as he claimed back in the 17th century. priest Antoine Grevier, revered "from time immemorial". Experts attribute the sculpture to the 14th century, and since the oldest parts of the Saint-Blaise church date only to the 15th century, Abbé Allot, who tells us about this statue, believes that it previously stood in the chapel of Saint-Nicolas, founded in 1372. Guillaume de Am.
There is also a Black Maiden in the Church of Geode in Quimper, also called the Church of Notre-Dame de la Cité.
Camille Flammarion says that on September 24, 1871. he saw the same statue in the cellars of the Paris Observatory. “The huge building of the time of Louis XIV,” he writes, “raising the balustrade of the terrace to a height of twenty-eight meters, goes down the same twenty-eight meters, underground. At the corner of one of the underground galleries, a small statue of the Virgin, erected there in 1671, catches the eye. In a poetic text engraved at the feet of the Virgin, she is called the Lady of the Underground (Nostre-Dame de dessoubs terre).
ON THE UNITY OF SACRED SYMBOLS. V.A.Nikonov
The cult of Isis and the mysteries associated with it acquired a significant distribution in the Greco-Roman world, comparable to Christianity and Mithraism. As a universal mother goddess, Isis enjoyed wide popularity in the Hellenistic era, not only in Egypt, where her cult and mysteries flourished in Alexandria, but also in Asia Minor and throughout the Mediterranean.
Her temples (lat. Iseum) are known in Byblos, Athens, Rome; well preserved temple, discovered in Pompeii. Alabaster statue of Isis, 3rd century BC. e., discovered in Ohrid, depicted on the Macedonian denar. Caligula, Vespasian and Titus Flavius Vespasian made lavish offerings to the sanctuary of Isis in Rome. In one of the images on the triumphal arch of Trajan in Rome, the emperor is shown sacrificing wine to Isis and Horus. Emperor Galerius considered Isis his patroness.
She was awarded numerous epithets, and it was said about her that she is the Goddess with a thousand names. Probably, Isis (Arab. عشتار Ishtar, Persian ایشتار Istar, Hebrew עשתרת Ashtoret, other Greek Ἀστάρτῃ Astarte) served as a prototype of the “Great Mother Goddess”, whose cult under various names was widespread in North Africa, Asia Minor and throughout Europe. 
The first photo shows Cybele holding the symbol of the sun in her hand. Next - Hittite Mother Goddess, a copy of Isis 
with baby Horus. The third image of the Great Mother from the Ankara Museum is similar to the ancient Roman one, a female figure sitting on a throne, on both sides of the throne there are lions, the figures of women are distinguished only by the splendor of forms.
The next three figures of the Great Mother are similar to each other, each has wings behind its back, emphasizing their heavenly, divine essence. The first of them is the image of the Great 
Mother, found in the Kuban in the Scythian mound, this means that at least part of the Scythians had a single faith with other peoples of antiquity.
The Scythian Great Mother Goddess is depicted wearing long dress, apparently, the Scythians considered the image of a naked body unacceptable. The Scythian image is similar to the Persian one, it is possible that the image of the Great Mother of the Gods was borrowed by the Scythians from the Persians.
Further, the Babylonian or Sumerian image of the Goddess Ishtar. Anahita is dressed in a long dress, but her right breast is bare, which, apparently, is a symbol of motherhood, she holds two lions near her with her hands.
The many-breasted Goddess of fertility Artemis comes from the city of Ephesus, located on the Mediterranean coast of Asia Minor. Her face and hands are dark in color, like the images of the Black Madonna - the Christian Great Mother. Probably, her image is also borrowed from the Egyptian Isis.
A large number of temples to Isis and Osiris were built in Gaul, with one of the most notable temples located in Lutetia - the future Paris. The population of Lutetia consisted of a Celtic tribe who called themselves the Parisians (lat. Parisii). The very name Paris (Paris) is translated as the Temple of Isis (Par-Isis). Gilles Corroze writes about this in "La Fleur des Antiquitéz de la plus que noble et triumphante ville et cité de Paris" ("The Flower of Antiquity from the most noble and triumphant cities and towns of Paris"), published in 1532. Napoleon, who loved everything Egyptian, believed in this version of the origin of the name of Paris, and for some time the symbols of Isis were displayed on the official seal of the city. An altar to Isis is included in the masonry of Notre-Dame Cathedral, and it is likely that the cathedral itself was built over the temple of Isis. It is known that in the sixteenth century one woman was severely punished for worshiping a statue of Isis preserved in Notre Dame.
In the northernmost province of the Roman Empire, Britain, one of the temples of Isis was located in Londinium. Images of Isis were found in Chester, Cirencester, Gloucester, in a villa in Welwyn. Traces of the cult of Isis are found even on the banks of the Danube. In Roman times, Isis far surpassed the cult of Osiris in her popularity and became a serious rival to the formation of early Christianity.
The history of the ancient Egyptian obelisk, which, at the direction of Julius Caesar, was delivered to Rome and installed at the entrance to the temple of Isis on the Field of Mars, is very interesting. In the XVII century. at the direction of Pope Alexander VII, an obelisk from the temple of Isis was installed in Rome in front of the temple of the XIII century. with a very symbolic title "Chiesa di S. Maria sopra Minerva". The name of the temple means - the church of St. Mary above Minerva, the church is so named because it is located on the site of the temple of Minerva.
According to the ancient Roman calendar, the Romans celebrated the feast of the meal of Minerva in September, and since September is associated with the zodiac Virgo, Minerva is Virgo. Saint Mary is also the Virgin, respectively, both Christians and non-Christians considered this temple dedicated to the Virgin.
According to the famous ethnographer and religious scholar James Frazer, elements of the cult of Isis had a significant impact on Christian ritual:
“The majestic ritual of Isis - these priests with tonsures, morning and evening services, bell ringing, baptism, sprinkling with holy water, solemn processions and jewelry images Mother of God(...) - in many respects resembles the magnificent ritualism of Catholicism.
The festivals of Isis were celebrated on a special scale until the end of the fifth century AD, when, with the spread of Christianity, the cult of worship of the Virgin Mary was introduced.
Among the Coptic Christians, the ancient Egyptian goddess Isis for a long time, probably until Napoleon's invasion of Egypt, was identified by the Egyptian Coptic Christians with the Mother of God. G.A. Belova and T.A. Sherkov report the following:
“A lot of time had to pass before the ancient Isis ceased to be associated in the minds of the Egyptian Coptic Christians with the Virgin Mary, however, in folk culture, of course, for a long time the features of the ancient and new mother goddesses were combined ... In Egypt (...) on the ruins of the ancient temples of Isis, the Coptic cross as a symbol of the new faith was very reminiscent of the amulet tiet (Egypt. ti.t), symbolizing Isis. During the liturgies dedicated to the Mother of God, the sounds of the timpani still merged with the ancient sounds of the sistra, which served as attributes of the ancient Egyptian goddesses Hathor and Isis ... The new Christian culture of Egypt did not lead to the oblivion of the goddess Isis.
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Drachma (Æ 34mm, 22.41g), 144/5g.
Av: Antoninus Pius wearing a laurel wreath; AYT K T AIΛ AΔP ANTWNINOC CЄB ЄYC
Rv: Isis in the crown of atef, with a scepter in her right hand, and a snake in her left, behind Isis is an Apis bull with a solar disk between its horns; MЄNFЄITΩС / L H (Year 8).
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Hadrian (117-138). Alexandria, Memphis nome, Egypt.
Obol (Æ 5.58g), 126/7g.
Rv: Isis, wearing a henu crown, holding a snake in her right hand, a statuette in her left; MЄMFI / L IA (Year 11).
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Claudius (Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus; 41-54). Perinth, Thrace. Æ 10.75g, approx. 41-50g.
Av: bust of Claudius; TI KΛAYΔIOΣ KAIΣAP ΣEBAΣTOΣ ГEPMANIKOΣ
Rv: Isis with a sistrum in her right hand and a scepter in her left; ΠΕΡΙΝΘΙΟΝ
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Diocletian (284-305). Alexandria, Egypt.
Tetradrachm (Æ 6.90g), ca. 284-296
Av: bust of Diocletian wearing a laurel wreath; ΔIOKΛHTIANOC CЄB
Rv: Isis with a sistrum in her right hand and a scepter in her left; ICIC
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Hadrian (117-138). Rome. Denarius (AR 18mm), approx. 134-138
Av: bust of Hadrian; HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P
Rv: Isis holds a sistrum in her right hand, a patera with a snake in her left; ALEXANDRIA
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Drachma (Æ 34mm, 24.09g), 132/3g.
Rv: Isis Faria (Φαρίη, "Pharosian", protector of sailors, had her own temple on the island of Pharos) stands, facing right, in front of the lighthouse Pharos of Alexandria, holding a sistrum and a sail filled with wind; L ΙΖ (Year 17).
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Pseudo-autonomous coinage from the time of Gallienus (253-268). Kima, Aeolis (Asia Minor, Aegean coast). Æ 22mm (5.00g). Magistrate Elpidiphorus (Elpidiphorus).
Av: personification of the Roman Senate; ΙЄΡΑ СΥΝ ΚΛΗΤOS (ἱερά σύν κλητός, "Holy Senate").
Rv: Isis Pelagia (Πελαγία, "Marine") stands on a galley and holds a sail filled with wind; ЄΠ ЄΛПIΔΗФOPOY N / ΚΥΜΑΙ[ΩΝ]
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Marcus Aurelius (161-180). Kima (Κύμη), Aeolis.
Drachma (Æ 7.06g), ca. 161-175
Av: bust of Faustina II (wife of Marcus Aurelius); FAYCTEINA CEBACTH
Rv: Isis Pelagia, standing on a galley, holding a wind-filled sail; KYMAI[ΩN]
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Marcus Aurelius (161-180). Nicaea, Bithynia. Drachma (Æ 24mm, 6.65g), approx. 161-175
Av: bust of Faustina II; FAYCTEINA CEBACTH
Rv: Isis Pelagia holding a wind-filled sail; NEIKAIEΩN
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Katana (Κατάνη), Sicily. Æ 26mm (11.09g), approx. 200-187 BC
Av: Serapis wearing a laurel wreath, a ray aura above his head;
Rv: Isis wearing a khenu crown, on the left Harpocrates wearing a millet crown; KATANAIΩN
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Amorius (Ἀμόριον), Phrygia. Æ (20mm, 5.94g), approx. 2nd century AD
Av: bust of Serapis with modius on his head;
Rv: Isis with a sistrum in her right hand and a situla in her left, on her head a headdress made of elephant skin (with a trunk); AMOPIANΩN
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Hadrian (117-138). Alexandria, Egypt. Tetradrachm (BI 24mm), 117/8g.
Av: bust of Hadrian wearing a laurel wreath, star on the right; AYT KAIC TPAIANOC AΔPIANOC CEB
Rv: bust of Isis wearing a crown in the form of a solar disk framed by cow horns; L B (Year 2).
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Vespasian (69-79). Alexandria, Egypt. Diobol (Æ 24mm), 69g
Av: Vespasian wearing a laurel wreath; AYT TIT ΦΛAYIO YEΣΠAΣIAN KAIΣ
Rv: bust of Isis wearing a crown in the form of a solar disk framed by cow horns; L A (Year 1).
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Hadrian (117-138). Alexandria, Egypt. Tetradrachm (BI 24mm), 121/2g.
Rv: bust of Isis wearing a crown in the form of a solar disk framed by cow horns; L Ϛ (Year 6).
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Hadrian (117-138). Alexandria, Egypt. Tetradrachm (BI 14.26g), 124/5g.
Av: bust of Hadrian wearing a laurel wreath; AYT KAI TPAI AΔPIA CEB
Rv: bust of Isis wearing a crown in the form of a solar disk framed by cow horns; ENAT (ἔνατος, ninth).
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Hadrian (117-138). Alexandria, Egypt. Tetradrachm (Æ 13.41g), 125/6g. (Year 10).
Av: bust of Hadrian wearing a laurel wreath; ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙC ΤΡΑΙΑΝ ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟC CΕΒ
Rv: bust of Isis wearing a crown in the form of a solar disk framed by cow horns; L ΔEKATOY
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Roman Republic. M. Pletorius Cestian (M. Plaetorius M.f. Cestianus).
Denarius (AR 19mm, 3.81g), 67 BC
Av: Isis (with her traditional hairstyle) wearing an atef crown over an Attic helmet, with a bow and quiver behind her shoulders; CESTIANVS / S C
Rv: an eagle standing on a beam of lightning; M PLAETORIVS M F AED CVR
The helmet, which is absolutely not characteristic of Isis, was apparently used for the purpose of rapprochement, or identification, with the patroness of Rome, the goddess Roma (Roma) or Minerva.
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Commodus (177-192). Rome. Sestertius (Æ 34mm, 27.77g), 192
Av: bust of Commodus wearing a laurel wreath; L AEL AVREL COMM AVG P FEL
Rv: Commodus in the form of Hercules, leaning on a club and placing his foot on the hole, receives ears of corn from Isis, personifying North Africa; Isis, in a headdress made of elephant skin, holds a sistrum in her left hand, ears of corn in her right hand, a lion sits at her feet; PROVIDENTIAE AVG/S C
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Caracalla (198-217). Aurei (AV 21mm, 7.15g), 215/6g.
Av: bust of Caracalla wearing a laurel wreath; ANTONINVS PIVS AVG GERM
Rv: Isis holding a sistrum and ears of corn, goes towards Caracalla, who is standing, with a scepter in his left hand, and placing his foot on a crocodile; P M TR P XVIII COS IIII P P
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Caracalla (198-217). Rome. Sestertius (Æ 31mm, 18.25g), 215/6g.
Av: bust of Caracalla wearing a laurel wreath; M AVREL ANTONINVS PIVS AVG GERM
Rv: Isis holds a sistrum in her hands and holds out ears of corn to Caracalla, who stands with a spear in his left hand, placing his foot on a crocodile; P M TR P XVIII IMP III COS IIII P P
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Æ 18mm (2.35g), approx. 337-364
Av: bust of Isis; ISIS FARIA
Rv: Isis with a sistrum in a biga harnessed by two mules; VOTA PVBLICA
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Melita (Μελίτη). Æ 25mm (11.17g), 150-146 BC
Av: Head of Isis in a wig and a crown of hemhemet, on the left is an ear; MELITAIΩN
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Melita (Μελίτη). Æ 26mm (13.26g), 150-146 BC
Av: Head of Isis in a wig and a crown of hemhemet (triple crown of atef), ear on the left; MELITAIΩN
Rv: Kneeling four-winged Osiris wearing a Pshent crown, holding the royal insignia nekhehu (lash) and the scepter heket (hook) in his hands.
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Cossura (Κόσσουρα), Sicily. Æ 23mm (12.18g), 2nd cent. BC.
Av: bust of Isis in a wig, with a calaf on her head; above the forehead is the head of a kite, the symbol of the guardian goddess Nekhbet.
Rv: olive wreath; YRNM
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Julian II (360-363). Rome. Æ 18mm (1.91g).
Av: bust of Isis wearing a khenu crown with a sistrum; ISIS FARIA
Rv: Isis seated on a throne with the infant Horus in her arms; VOTA PVBLICA
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Julian II the Apostate (360-363). Rome. Æ 18mm (2.87g).
Av: bust of Isis wearing a hedged crown, with sistrum; ISIS FARIA
Rv: Isis seated on a throne with Harpocrates in her arms; VOTA PVBLICA
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Septimius Severus (146-211). Denarius (AR 3.47g).
Av: bust of Julia Domna, wife of Septimius Severus; IVLIA AVGVSTA
Rv: Isis with Horus in her arms, modius on her head, with her left foot resting on the hole (bow of the ship); on the left - a ship's steering wheel; SAECVLI FELICITAS
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Antoninus Pius (138-161). Alexandria, Egypt.
Drachma (Æ 32mm, 23.36g), 141/2g.
Rv: distillate temple of the goddess Isis and Harpocrates, on the pediment - the symbol of Horus Bekhdetsky (winged solar disk with two uraeus); L Є (Year 5).
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Marcus Aurelius (Marcus Aurelius Antoninus; 161-180). Alexandria, Egypt.
Drachma (Æ 33mm, 19.73g), 148/9g.
Av: bust of Marcus Aurelius; M AYPHΛI KAICAP
Rv: distillate temple of the goddess Isis and Harpocrates; L ΔѠΔЄKATOY (δωδέκατος, twelfth; 12th year of the reign of Antoninus Pius, father of Marcus Aurelius).
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Hadrian (117-138). Alexandria, Egypt. Diobol (Æ 8.62g), 131/2g.
Av: bust of Hadrian wearing a laurel wreath; AYT KAI TPAI AΔPIA CЄB
Rv: Isis on the throne feeding the infant Horus, on the right a palm branch; L IϚ (Year 16).
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Antoninus Pius (138-161). Alexandria, Egypt. Drachma (Æ 34mm, 20.46g), 138/9g.
Av: bust of Antoninus Pius; ANTѠNINO CЄB ЄYC AYT K T AIΛ AΔP
Rv: Isis on the throne nursing the infant Horus; on the back of the throne - two falcons in millet crowns; LB
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Hadrian (117-138). Alexandria, Egypt.
Tetradrachm (BI 24mm, 13.36g), 125/6g. (Year 10).
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Hadrian (117-138). Alexandria, Egypt.
Tetradrachm (BI 24mm, 12.82g), 125/6g. (Year 10).
Av: bust of Hadrian wearing a laurel wreath; AYT KAIC TPAIAN AΔPIA CEB
Rv: Osiris wearing a millet crown with a caduceus and Isis in the form of a cobra with a sistrum, wearing a crown in the form of a solar disk framed by horns; L ΔEKATOY (δέκατος, tenth).
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Hadrian (117-138). Alexandria, Egypt.
Drachma (Æ 33mm, 22.39g), 133/4g. (Year 18).
Av: bust of Hadrian wearing a laurel wreath; AYT KAIC TPAIAN AΔPIA CEB
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Hadrian (117-138). Alexandria, Egypt.
Drachma (Æ 33mm), 133/4g. (Year 18).
Av: bust of Hadrian wearing a laurel wreath; AYT KAIC TPAIAN AΔPIA CEB
Rv: Osiris wearing a Pshent crown and Isis with a sistrum (right) wearing a Khenu crown; L IH
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Hadrian (117-138). Alexandria, Egypt. Obol (Æ 24mm, 5.20g), 126/7g.
Av: bust of Hadrian wearing a laurel wreath; AYT KAIC TPAIAN AΔPIA CEB
Rv: Isis in the form of a cobra with a crown on her head in the form of a solar disk framed by horns, an ear on the left, a sistrum on the right; L ENΔEKATOY (ἑνδέκᾰτος, eleventh).
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Hadrian (117-138). Alexandria, Egypt.
Obol (Æ 20mm, 4.51g), 129/30g. (Year 14).
Av: bust of Hadrian wearing a laurel wreath; AYT KAIC TPAIAN AΔPIA CEB
Rv: Isis in the form of a cobra with a crown on her head in the form of a solar disk framed by horns; L IΔ
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Faustina the Younger (Annia Galeria Faustina Minor). Alexandria, Egypt. Obol (Æ 17mm, 3.74g), 148/9g.
Av: bust of Faustina; ΦAYCTINA CЄBCTH;
Rv: Isis in the form of a cobra with a crown on her head in the form of a solar disk framed by horns: L IB (12 year of the reign of Antoninus Pius).
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Marcus Aurelius (161-180). Obol (Æ 18mm, 4.55g), 161-175g.
Av: bust of Faustina the Younger (wife of Marcus Aurelius); ΦAYCTEINA CEBACTH
Rv: Isis in the form of a cobra with a crown on her head in the form of a solar disk framed by horns, left and right poppy boxes.
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Marcus Aurelius (161-180), Obol, bronze.
Av: bust of Marcus Aurelius; AYPEΛIOC AYT KAICAP
Rv: Isis in the form of a cobra with a henu crown on her head, holding a sistrum and an ear of wheat.
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Domitian (Titus Flavius Domitianus, 81-96), Alexandria, Egypt.
Obol (Æ 4.78g), 91/2d. (Year 11).
Av: Domitian wearing a laurel wreath; AYT KAICAP ΔOMIT CEB GEPM
Rv: Isis in the form of a cobra with a hyung crown on her head; LIA
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Domitian (81-96). Alexandria, Egypt.
Obol (Æ 18mm, 3.20g), 89/90g. (Year 10)
Av: bust of Domitian wearing a laurel wreath; AYT KAIΣAP ΔOMITIANOΣ ΓEPM
Rv: Isis-Termutis in the form of a cobra with a female head; L I
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Karfaya, oh. Keos. Dichalk (Æ 19mm, 6.09g), III-II c. BC.
Rv: dog protome with rays diverging from it, bee below; CAR
The reverse depicts the constellation Canis Major, whose brightest star was Isis.
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Karfaya, oh. Keos (Cyclades). Dichalk (Æ 20mm, 6.13g), III-II c. BC.
Av: head of Apollo wearing a laurel wreath;
Rv: dog protome with rays diverging from it, bee below; CARΘAΣ
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Karfaya, oh. Keos (Cyclades). Dichalk (Æ 5.39g), III-II c. BC.
Av: head of Apollo wearing a laurel wreath;
Rv: Canine protome with rays radiating from it.
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Stratonikeia (Στρατονίκεια), Caria. Æ 25mm (12.04g), approx. 193-217
Av: Zeus Chrysaor (Χρυσάορος, "with a golden spear"), on horseback; CTPATONIKЄΩN
Rv: Isis, with a fluttering peplo above her head, rides a dog; YHFICAMENOY FΛAYBIOY ΔIOMHΔOYC
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Stratonikeia (Στρατονίκεια), Caria. Æ 24mm (7.15g), approx. 2nd century
Av: Helios in a ray crown, with a spear, on horseback; CTPATONIKЄΩN
Rv: Isis, with a fluttering ash above her head, rides a dog whose head is surrounded by rays (the personification of Sirius, the brightest star in the constellation Canis Major); YHFICAMENOY FΛAYBIOY ΔIOMHΔOYC
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Anonymous check. Rome. Festival in honor of Isis Faria.
Æ 19mm (2.51g), approx. 361-363
Av: bust of Isis Faria; ISIS FARIA
Rv: Isis-Sothis with scepter and sistrum rides a dog (the personification of Sirius, the brightest star in the constellation Canis Major); VOTA PVBLICA
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Valentinian I (Flavius Valentinianus, 364-375). Rome. Festival in honor of Isis Faria.
Medallion (Æ 24mm, 6.98g, 12h).
Av: bust of Valentinian with a diadem on his head; D N VALENTINIANVS P F AVG
Rv: Isis-Sothis rides a dog with a scepter in her left hand and a sistrum in her right; VOTA PVBLICA
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Antoninus Pius (138-161). Alexandria, Egypt.
Drachma (Æ 34mm, 32.15g), 157/8g. (Year 21).
Av: Antoninus Pius wearing a laurel wreath; ΑΥ ΤΡΑΙ ΑΔΡ ΑΝΤѠΝΙΝΟC CЄΒ
Rv: Isis-Sothis with scepter and cornucopia rides a dog; LKA
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Commodus (177-192). Seleucia on the Tigris (Seleucia ad Calycadnum), Cilicia.
Æ 24mm (7.80g).
Av: bust of Commodus wearing a laurel wreath; AYT KAI AYPH KOMOΔOC
Rv: Isis-Sothis, with a fluttering peplo above her head, rides a dog; CЄΛЄYKЄѠN TѠN PROS TѠ KAΛYKAΔNѠ
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Κύναστρον (ῠ) τό Dog star, i.e. Sirius (Arst.)
1. Isis-Sothis, riding a dog, personifies the brightest star in the constellation Canis Major - Sirius. Statuette, 323 BC - 337 AD Museum of the Mediterranean (Medelhavet Museum), Stockholm.
2. Sacred dog of Isis. Roman period terracotta. I-II centuries The sacred dog, on which Sopdet (Sirius) - the heavenly hypostasis of Isis - arrives in Egypt on the eve of the flood of the Nile. From that moment in Egypt (in July) the most incredible "dog" heat came - canicula.
3. Isis-Sothis seated on a dog. Bronze figurine, Ptolemaic period. Museum of the Vatican.
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Isis (Isis, Isis, Iset, Ise, Ishi) - one of the most revered and great goddesses ancient world. Isis absorbs into her image the most powerful values and abilities of a woman: wisdom, sincere femininity, power, the lunar principle, fidelity, mystical powers, motherhood, love and sexuality, support. It represents the lunar image of the reflection of sunlight.
Her lover invariably remained the god Osiris, the lord of the pharaohs, and later the ruler of the underworld. She was both his sister and wife. She fell in love with her husband in the womb, and subsequently did not change her mind and always supported him.
It is worth noting that the love here between brother and sister is spiritual in nature. Isis had already chosen her spouse when both of them were not yet born, but were in a formless state, such souls are called kindred in purpose.
Isis gave birth to the son of the hereditary ruler of Egypt. Isis, like Osiris himself, was the daughter of "heaven () and earth (the god Geb)".
Symbolism
Isis was portrayed as a beautiful woman with bird wings, on whose head was placed the symbol of the royal throne (in other versions, the sun disk framed by a cow). The sacred animal of the queen of Egypt was the great white cow of Heliopolis.
Other well-known attributes are the amulet "Tet" (or the "knot of Isis"), the scepter (a symbol of power), in some cases the cross of life Ankh.
Often depicted as a woman breastfeeding an infant, the son of Horus or pharaohs.
Divine functions
- Isis is primarily a woman in all aspects, as mother and wife. Its functions of maintaining life and fertility are connected with this. Helps women during childbirth.
- The owner of great magical powers, the mistress of spells, as well as such qualities as flexibility, endurance and cunning. The magic of life and resurrection was especially emphasized in the myths of the scattered parts of Osiris. She holds the keys to influence the forces of the universe.
- Acts as the progenitor of people, the mistress of the universe
- Mentor of women in teaching them women's arts. According to the ideas of the ancient Egyptians, it was she who taught women to weave, spin, heal ailments, and educate. She is the founder of the institution of marriage.
Isis energy channel
In communication with Isis, she appeared in the form of a strong concentrated woman in a white dress with gold jewelry.
What gives the channel of the goddess Isis?
- A wise mentor for women in various areas of life. Learn how to properly manage the household, observe tact and regularity
- Raises mental capacity develops attention
- Charges with strong energy a woman who is realized or knows what to do
- The task of Isis is to support the woman's family
- Develops female magical abilities(intuition, attraction, female charms, abundance, beauty, sexuality, female power in a good way, managing one's life and others).
Extras: The channel only works with women.
Energy is connected according to technology. The channel is given forever.
Cult
The most significant centers of veneration were the cities of Hebet (today not preserved), the temple on the island of Philae in southern Egypt, Dendera, Koptos, Abydos, there were also temples in other areas of Egypt. It was believed that in a special way Isis is connected with Sirius, where her spiritual essence is located.
Later, her cult began to spread further and outside of Egypt, temples dedicated to her in Italy, Rome, Nubia, and Athens arose.
Titles
Wears the epithet "Beautiful"; "Great with charms, the first among the gods"; "Lady of the Gods" Having received the name Ra and means the most powerful magical powers she began to be called: "She who knows Ra in his own name." In cosmic terms, it correlates with the star Sirius in the constellation Canis Major, which is why it bears another title “Lady of the Stars”.
"Mother of the Pharaohs"
