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The Roman author Tacitus said Isis was worshipped by the Suebi, a Germanic people living outside the empire, but he may have mistaken a Germanic goddess for Isis because, like her, the goddess was symbolized by a ship. [193] Many of the aretalogies include long lists of goddesses with whom Isis was linked.
The Burney Relief (also known as the Queen of the Night relief) is a Mesopotamian terracotta plaque in high relief of the Isin-Larsa period or Old-Babylonian period, depicting a winged, nude, goddess-like figure with bird's talons, flanked by owls, and perched upon two lions.
Iris (mythology) was said to have golden wings, [16] [17] with "golden-winged" being one of her epithets, and was often depicted in art as having wings. [18] Isis and her sister Nephthys were ancient Egyptian goddesses commonly depicted with kite (bird) heads or wings attached to their arms. [19] [20]
She is believed to be the same as the goddess Manāt of the Ka'bah in Mecca, who was considered one of the daughters of Allah. [2] Isis was a foreign deity to the Nabataeans, originating from Egypt and sometimes symbolized by a throne. Depictions of the goddess can be seen at Petra’s Khazneh and the Temple of the Winged Lions. [2]
The temple is likely dedicated to the supreme goddess figure of the Nabateans, but the exact identity of this goddess is uncertain. [1] Temple of Winged Lions was ultimately destroyed in the massive earthquake of 363 CE. Analyses of the architecture, goods, and practices associated with the Temple of the Winged Lions afford valuable insights ...
In one tale, Horus is born to the goddess Isis after she retrieved all the dismembered body parts of her murdered husband Osiris, except his penis, which was thrown into the Nile and eaten by a catfish/Medjed, [15] [16] or sometimes depicted as instead by a crab, and according to Plutarch's account used her magic powers to resurrect Osiris and ...
Isis as a veiled "goddess of life" with a French translation of the Sais inscription on the pedestal, located at the Herbert Hoover National Historic Site. The veil of Isis is a metaphor and allegorical artistic motif representing the inaccessibility of nature's secrets, personified as the goddess Isis shrouded by a veil or mantle.
In ancient Greek religion and mythology, Iris (/ ˈ aɪ r ɪ s /; EYE-riss; Ancient Greek: Ἶρις, romanized: Îris, lit. 'rainbow,' [2] [3] Ancient Greek:) is a daughter of the gods Thaumas and Electra, [4] the personification of the rainbow and messenger of the gods, a servant to the Olympians and especially Queen Hera.