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 ID: 603528
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Isis & Her WorshipSlide2
Who is Isis?
Egyptian goddess
Daughter of
Geb and NutTwin sister and wife of OsirisSister of SetMother of HorusSlide3
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 PompeiiSlide4
Set vs. Osiris
Osiris – wise king and ruler
Set – jealous brother
Osiris’s insurance policy doesn’t cover death & dismembermentIsis uses her magic to reassemble, embalm, and revive OsirisZombie Osiris becomes judge of the dead
Son, Horus, fights
SetSlide5
Visual Imagery
Throne headdress – personification of the pharaoh’s power
Wings for protecting her young
AnkhStar of IsisSiriusNew YearGem on statueSlide6
Navigium
Isidis
– March 5Slide7
The festival
Beginning of sailing season – grain to Rome
Statue carried to Great Harbor
Musicians and dancersRoses strewn, trumpetersHigh priest; sistrumSacred shipPrayers and partying afterwards Slide8
Cult Worship
Mystery religions
Repentance
Baptism, education, fasting, ceremonyMagic and mysteryMeeting IsisLife after deathSlide9
Metamorphoses/The Golden Ass
Only Latin novel
Apuleius, 2
nd century ADWitchcraft trial – magically stealing loveLucius and his curiosityHis adventure & goal
Another side of Rome
Saved by Isis
Joins her cult, can’t
describe it