Isis In Egyptian Mythology

For my independent project, I selected one of the first civilization that we study at the beginning of the Mythology Class: The Egyptian Mythology. For me, without a doubt it was one of the most thought-provoking and I could submerge completely to their rich lavishing tradition, unreal legends, and magnificent stories. The topic of interested is my favorite character Isis, or “the devoted mother” and her interesting story which make her the one of the main character in the Egyptian mythology. Indeed, I extremely adore her character everything that she did for the love of her cherished husband and her son. I expected to learn all the possible information that I could about her characteristic and persona and why she is a main deity, who is often
Isis was the impeccable traditional Egyptian wife and mother—satisfied to sojourn in the background as things went satisfactory, but capable to use her intellects to protect her husband and son ought the necessity occur. The protection she offered her child gave her the personality of a goddess of protection. But her dominant feature was that of a prodigious magician, whose power exceeded that of all other deities. Numerous stories tell of her magic skill, far greater than the powers of Osiris and Re. She was often called on behalf of the sick, and, with the goddesses Nephthys, Neith, and Selket, she sheltered the dead. Isis became known, like other ferocious goddesses in the Egyptian pantheon, as the “Eye of Re” and was associated with the Dog Star. The first major temple dedicated to Isis was constructed by the King Nectanebo (360-343 BCE) at the central Nile delta. Other temples include the Philae a Greco-Roman sanctuary and in Alexandria. An interesting fact is that the images of Isis nursing the baby Horus some might say I could have influence the early Christian artist who painted Virgin Mary with the baby Jesus. I learned that the Egyptians have such a strong connection to their gods and divination, and it is simply divine and empowering to read thought their mythology and stories. The topic that I selected to explore is about one of the most emblematic characters in the Egyptian mythology, so it was rather easy to find numerous of sources to read about her. Consequently, I spend so much time reading about Isis and her splendid stories from different sources, such as our Mythology book, and stories of Plutarch. It was just unbelievable to me all the information and the amazing things she could do to fight for her