Day: January 20, 2020
Week 40 – Goddess Knowledge – Isis and Osiris
In Ancient Egypt Isis was among the oldest of the goddesses, the mother and giver of all life. A moon goddess, she gives birth to the sun, creates and sustains all life, and is the savior of all people. The teacher of agriculture, she is also the goddess of medicine and wisdom.
Osiris was her brother and husband. When Osiris was murdered by his brother Set, Isis searched for and found him, revived him, and conceived their son Horus. When Set again too Osiris and scattered his body in fourteen pieces, Isis hunted down each part, except for his reproductive organs, which she was unable to locate, in order to give each piece a proper burial.
Isis, the universal goddess, representing total femininity. She can overcome death itself, yet she is not above grief: one of her tears, wept when Osiris was dying, caused the Nile River to flood. She underscores the depths of emotions that even a goddess must feel.
For more information on Egyptian Goddess Isis
To see some images of Goddess Isis
Goddess Isis and Wicca Information
Images of Goddess Isis in Wicca
For more information on Egyptian God Osiris
To see some images of God Osiris
For more information on Egyptian God Set