Di nixi
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In ancient Roman religion, the di nixi, also Nixae, were birth deities. They were depicted kneeling or squatting, a more common birthing position in antiquity than in the modern era. The 2nd-century g
Romanized Isis nursing Infant Harpocrates
Bas relief from Arch of Marcus Aurelius showing sacrifice
Isis
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Isis was a major goddess in ancient Egyptian religion whose worship spread throughout the Greco-Roman world. Isis was first mentioned in the Old Kingdom as one of the main characters of the Osiris myt
Isis wall painting in the tomb of Seti I (KV17)
Sculpture of a woman, possibly Isis, in a pose of mourning; fifteenth or fourteenth century BCE
Isis nursing Horus, a sculpture from the 7th century BCE
Isis holds the king, Seti I, in her lap, thirteenth century BCE