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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)
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
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 nursing Horus, a sculpture from the 7th century BCE
Isis holds the king, Seti I, in her lap, thirteenth century BCE
Isis holds the king, Seti I, in her lap, thirteenth century BCE
Horus
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Horus, also known as Heru, Har, Her, or Hor in Ancient Egyptian, is one of the most significant ancient Egyptian deities who served many functions, most notably as the god of kingship, healing, protec
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…main characters of the Osiris myth, in which she resurrects her slain brother and husband, the divine king Osiris, and produces and protects his heir, Horus. She was believed to help the dead enter the afterlife as she had helped Osiris, and she was considered the divine mother of the pharaoh, who was likened…
Horus offers life (symbolized by an Ankh) to the pharaoh, Ramesses II. Painted limestone. c. 1275 BCE, 19th dynasty. From the small temple built by Ra
Horus offers life (symbolized by an Ankh) to the pharaoh, Ramesses II. Painted limestone. c. 1275 BCE, 19th dynasty. From the small temple built by Ramses II in Abydos, Louvre museum, Paris, France.
Osiris is depicted on a lapis lazuli pillar in the center, flanked by Horus on the left and Isis on the right, in this Twenty-Second Dynasty statuette
Osiris is depicted on a lapis lazuli pillar in the center, flanked by Horus on the left and Isis on the right, in this Twenty-Second Dynasty statuette of Pharaoh Osorkon II.
Horus, Louvre, Shen rings in his grasp
Horus, Louvre, Shen rings in his grasp
Detail of Horus's face, from a statue of Horus and Set placing the crown of Upper Egypt on the head of Ramesses III. Twentieth Dynasty, early 12th cen
Detail of Horus's face, from a statue of Horus and Set placing the crown of Upper Egypt on the head of Ramesses III. Twentieth Dynasty, early 12th century BC.