About 30 results for ‘Isis’
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Isis
Isis is a goddess in Ancient Egyptian religious beliefs, whose worship spread throughout the Greco-Roman world. She was worshipped as the ideal mother and wife as well as the patron of nature and magic. She was the friend of slaves, sinners, artisans, and the downtrodden, and she listened to the prayers of the wealthy, maidens, aristocrats, and rulers. Isis is often depicted as the mother of Horus, the hawk-headed god of war and protection (although in some traditions Horus's mother was Hathor), and she is depicted suckling him in an attitude similar to that of the Virgin Mary with the Child Jesus. Isis is also known as protector of the dead and goddess of children. The name Isis means "Throne". Her headdress is a throne. As the personification of the throne, she was an important representation of the pharaoh's power. The pharaoh was depicted as her child, who sat on the throne she provided. Her cult was popular throughout Egypt, but the most important sanctuaries were at Behbeit El-Hagar in the Nile delta, and, beginning in the reign with Nectanebo I (380–362 BCE), on the island of Philae in Upper Egypt. In the typical form of her myth, Isis was the first daughter of Geb, god of the Earth, and Nut, goddess of the Sky, and she was born on the fourth intercalary day. She married her brother, Osiris, and she conceived Horus by him. Isis was instrumental in the resurrection of Osiris when he was murdered by Set. Using her magical skills, she restored his body to life after having gathered the body parts that had been strewn about the earth by Set. This myth became very important during the Greco-Roman period. For example it was believed that the Nile River flooded every year because of the tears of sorrow which Isis wept for Osiris. Osiris's death and rebirth was relived each year through rituals. The worship of Isis eventually spread throughout the Greco-Roman world, continuing until the suppression of paganism in the Christian era.
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- Field(s):
- Ancient Egypt
- Archaeology
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- Designation:
- sarcophage humain (élément)
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Isis allaitant
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- Field(s):
- Ancient Egypt
- Archaeology
- Sculpture
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- Portrayed subject:
- Breastfeeding
- Crown (headgear)
- Horn (anatomy)
- Horus
- Isis
- Symbol
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Isis allaitant Horus
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- Field(s):
- Ancient Egypt
- Archaeology
- Belief
- Sculpture
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- Portrayed subject:
- Breastfeeding
- Crown (headgear)
- Horn (anatomy)
- Horus
- Isis
- Symbol
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La famille de Louis XIV
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- Field(s):
- Painting
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- Portrayed subject:
- Allegory
- Anne of Austria
- Apollo
- Aurora (mythology)
- Bivalvia
- Ceres (mythology)
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- Date:
- 17th century
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ISIS
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- Field(s):
- Sculpture
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- Portrayed subject:
- Blood
- Breast
- Flower
- Isis
- Prehensility
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- Date:
- 19th century
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Isis
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- Field(s):
- Ancient Egypt
- Archaeology
- Belief
- Ceramic
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- Portrayed subject:
- Breastfeeding
- Horus
- Isis
- Sitting
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- Field(s):
- Ancient Egypt
- Archaeology
- Belief
- Ceramic
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- Designation:
- amulette ; pendentif
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- Field(s):
- Ancient Egypt
- Archaeology
- Belief
- Ceramic
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- Designation:
- amulette ; pendentif
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- Field(s):
- Ancient Egypt
- Archaeology
- Belief
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- Designation:
- momie ; cercueil ; masque ; garniture de momie | djedhor
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- Date:
- 3rd century BC
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- Field(s):
- Ancient Egypt
- Archaeology
- Belief
- Ceramic
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- Designation:
- amulette
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- Portrayed subject:
- Isis
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- Field(s):
- Ancient Rome
- Archaeology
- Ceramic
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- Designation:
- lampe à huile | lampe à bec cordiforme
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- Portrayed subject:
- Crown (headgear)
- Isis
- Serapis
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- Field(s):
- Ancient Rome
- Archaeology
- Ceramic
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- Designation:
- lampe à huile | lampe à bec cordiforme
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- Field(s):
- Ancient Rome
- Archaeology
- Ceramic
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- Designation:
- lampe à huile | décor à la corne d'abondance
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- Portrayed subject:
- Anubis
- Cornucopia
- Harpocrates
- Isis
- Sword
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- Field(s):
- Ancient Rome
- Archaeology
- Ceramic
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- Designation:
- lampe à huile (fragment)
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- Portrayed subject:
- Harpocrates
- Isis
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Pompe isiaque
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- Field(s):
- Drawing
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- Portrayed subject:
- Crowd
- Egypt
- Isis
- Paganism
- Procession
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- Date:
- 19th century
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- Artist(s):
- Jean-Honoré Fragonard
Figure féminine à l'antique, dite Isis
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- Field(s):
- Drawing
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- Date:
- 18th century
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Noeud d'Isis
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- Field(s):
- Ancient Egypt
- Archaeology
- Belief
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- Portrayed subject:
- Belt (clothing)
- Isis
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- Date:
- Ptolemaic dynasty
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Noeud d'Isis
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- Field(s):
- Ancient Egypt
- Archaeology
- Belief
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- Portrayed subject:
- Belt (clothing)
- Isis
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- Date:
- Ptolemaic dynasty
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Isis lactans
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- Field(s):
- Ancient Egypt
- Archaeology
- Belief
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- Portrayed subject:
- Breastfeeding
- Crown (headgear)
- Divinity
- Horus
- Isis
- Uraeus
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Isis lactans
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- Field(s):
- Ancient Egypt
- Archaeology
- Belief
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- Portrayed subject:
- Breastfeeding
- Crown (headgear)
- Divinity
- Horus
- Isis
- Uraeus
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- Field(s):
- Ancient Egypt
- Archaeology
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- Designation:
- moule à figurine | noeud d'Isis
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- Portrayed subject:
- Belt (clothing)
- Isis
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- Field(s):
- Ancient Egypt
- Archaeology
- Belief
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- Designation:
- amulette | noeud d'Isis
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- Portrayed subject:
- Belt (clothing)
- Isis
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- Field(s):
- Ancient Egypt
- Archaeology
- Belief
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- Designation:
- amulette | noeud d'Isis
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- Portrayed subject:
- Belt (clothing)
- Isis
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- Field(s):
- Ancient Egypt
- Archaeology
- Belief
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- Designation:
- amulette | noeud d'Isis
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- Portrayed subject:
- Belt (clothing)
- Isis
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- Field(s):
- Ancient Egypt
- Archaeology
- Belief
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- Designation:
- amulette | noeud d'Isis
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- Portrayed subject:
- Belt (clothing)
- Isis
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