Isis: The Eternal Goddess of Egypt and Rome

288 Pages·2016·2.09 MB·English

by  Lesley Jackson

I S I S
THE ETERNAL GODDESS OF EGYPT AND
ROME
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCING ISIS
THE ORIGIN OF ISIS AND HER MANY NAMES
ICONOGRAPHY
ANIMALS ASSOCIATED WITH ISIS
THE OSIRIS MYTHS
THE HORUS MYTHS
NEPHTHYS
THE POWER OF TWO
RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHER GODS
ASSIMILATING EGYPTIAN GODDESSES
INTERACTION WITH NON-EGYPTIAN GODDESSES
KINGSHIP AND ISIS
THE GREAT MAGICIAN
ISIS AND THE AFTERLIFE
THE HEALING POWERS OF ISIS
PROTECT AND SAVE
THE ELEMENT OF WATER
GRECO-ROMAN ADDITIONS TO THE CHARACTER OF ISIS
THE DARK SIDE OF ISIS
WORSHIP IN THE PHARAONIC PERIOD
THE CULT OF ISIS
FESTIVALS FOR ISIS
THE TEMPLES OF ISIS
OUT OF EGYPT
CHRISTIANITY AND BEYOND
THE CONTINUING JOURNEY OF ISIS
TEMPLES OF ISIS IN EGYPT AND NUBIA
EVIDENCE OF ISIS OUTSIDE EGYPT
BIBLIOGRAPHY
ENDNOTES
ISIS
THE ETERNAL GODDESS
OF EGYPT AND ROME

LESLEY JACKSON

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ISIS - THE ETERNAL GODDESS OF EGYPT AND ROME
© Lesley Jackson, 2016
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First Published by Avalonia, December 2016
This Kindle edition January 2017
Typeset and design by Satori Cover image: Winged Isis, Brian Andrews © 2016 and Photo Lui, Tat
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DEDICATION

This book is dedicated to the Two Sisters, Isis and Nephthys,
and also to Sue and Mia.
BIOGRAPHY

Lesley Jackson has always had an interest in, and a yearning for, the
mysterious geographical, be it lost worlds, otherworlds or the sacred places of
this world. A career in IT was merely a logical façade. Many years of
involvement in the local archaeological society deepened her interest in ancient
cultures and their religions.
Since being blessed with early retirement, Lesley has devoted much of her
time to researching and writing about early religion and mythology. Ancient
Egypt is an enduring passion, but other paths are always beckoning from around
the misty hills. She is the author of Thoth: The History of the Ancient Egyptian
God of Wisdom (Avalonia, 2011) and Hathor: A Reintroduction to an Ancient
Egyptian Goddess (Avalonia, 2013).
She lives in the remote East Riding with a tolerant husband and an ever
increasing volume of books and rocks. Any remaining spare time is spent
travelling or baking and making chocolates.
Acknowledgements

No study of Egyptian religion would be possible without access to their
writings. I am indebted to all of those who have studied these ancient languages
and have provided translations for the rest of us to use.
I would like to thank the British Library, the Egyptian Exploration Society,
and the University of Hull for the use of their libraries.
Quotes are included with permission of the following: J F Borghouts
Ancient Egyptian Magical Texts E J Brill 1978. © Koninklijke Brill N.V.
R O Faulkner The Ancient Egyptian Coffin Texts Aris & Phillips 2007.
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