Isis

Ises (Isis), is the goddess of the moon and motherhood have the ancient Egyptians. It was symbolized by the woman on the forehead brow disk of the moon, worshiped by the ancient Egyptians, the Ptolemies and the Romans. Isis became a prominent figure in the group because of the Egyptian gods Osiris myth. Isis was the sister of the god and his wife. His body was recovered after the murder of six. With the help of Nephthys and Thoth restored to life after his departure limited to a new life in the other world, fondle her son Horus, who brought into existence from her late husband, Osiris in a clump Jims Delta swamps. The imagination of the general public was fond reflection image of a mother who hid herself in the swamps of the Delta in which the Horus child rearing, even if (what broke and intensified helped him) became able to take revenge on his father's killer six ... Isis was the Egyptian goddesses months all was an example of the loyal wife even after her husband's death, and dedicated mother to her son.

Spread cult of Isis in the reign of Ptolemy and Greece beyond the borders of Egypt, and have had temples and priests and anniversary and secrets religious in all parts of the Roman world, where became represent goddess of the universe "I am a mother all of nature, and the lady all the elements, and the origin of time and origin, and the goddess supreme judge tops the sky benevolent and sea breezes and stillness desolate hell ... "

Etymology

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Meaning: Lady throne

Or with the addition of custom:

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The ancient Egyptians knew (ESET) and means: Almterbah the throne. In any case original pronunciation pharaonic remains of Isis is uncertain.

Are "Hazi" from the verb "won" any divination Almenboh the Priestess (Isis) (Egypt) Isis from which one Arab idols SMT (Uzza) Balabdulat the ha-Hamza. Then it in dialect slang say "Ahzy" Any speculated and speculated and predicted, and still, according to the book "The religion of ancient Egypt - Adolf Armand:" (I am I know, Isis عاهلة the country all have learned at the hands of ... I am I started shining star. .., I have developed with my brother Osiris (from the verb "synergy" means the minister) ...)

According to the legend of the ancient Egyptian religious sister was Osiris and six and her sister Hnevicas. Isis married Osiris They had Horus, and her brother married Hnevicas of six.

Isis family

Isis suckling Horus (the Louvre).

Isis had, according to the ancient Egyptian myth three sisters are Osiris and six Hnevicas, they are four sons Jeb god of the earth and Knott gods sky. Isis married her brother Osiris and Laurel them six who attacked and killed Osiris.

Isis gave birth to her son Horus and helped him to regain the throne from his uncle six (which became the god of evil). The ancient Egyptians venerate Isis, and considered the goddess in all parts of the garrison of ancient Egypt. And the same artist in the form of ancient Egyptian caring mother carrying her baby on her lap, Trdah and care for him, and some historians believe that the statues of Isis nursing Horus quoted by Christian artists to portray the Virgin Mary and her son Jesus.

Temple of Isis on the island of Philae

Temples constructed "elephants" in origin to the worship of the goddess "Isis"

In all the centuries, elephants gained a special place in worship to the extent that a crowd of followers that worship were meeting to commemorate the story of the death and sent Osiris.

The great temple was built during the third century BC, was followed by the Amenhotep and Erssanovas the temples. The temple of Hathor is longer last trace of Btalma and its construction was completed before the year 116 BC by the second Aiorgits. Others have added Btalma the inscriptions to the elephants, which is considered one of the masterpieces of the temple. It is Egypt gods Isis cult spread to Greece and Rome and in various parts of the empire, even when Roman rule was applied in Egypt Beauty rulers tried to Holy Island has built Emperor Augustus Caesar temple in the northern tip of elephants in the ninth century BC. The Tiberius and others have added edifices and inscriptions, also built Claudius and Trajan and Hadrian and Diocletian new buildings on the island where work continued until the fourth century AD. With the introduction of Christianity to Egypt after the elephants became stable, the Christian religion and discover yet traces of ancient churches .. The temple was closed permanently at the hands of the Christian Emperor Justinian to be the last pagan temples in the country and around the Mediterranean Sea to the church dedicated to the Virgin Mary in 550 to close the Muslims in the seventh century and have discovered a Roman temple of Isis in England.