Women and Goddesses in Myth and Sacred Text An Anthology Edited by Tamara Agha-Jaffar Kansas City Kansas Community CollegeChapter 1 Isis (GuossaRr oF Names: ‘Avoms SonoFOsiisand Nepal Os Sapte de sens ween fa ones Sonol ksi Osis ir tas Ser Brthr als Osis nny of Tsing coe ‘nis Kor Teh heen ss) Quen of Hen, Goat Medter, Tato stele of ses “Tree Geof wn eae Neng Ser to 680s nS, mee sete Sh eee wd ~ queb mag / SHU(Godot Ay — TEPNUT (Goddess of Mt) \ Ge (ood of Earn ‘NUT (Goatees of iy) tr ae" a Typlen) a oa lise oe ofthe mot famous oes ain Eg She ws worshiped th oie, god mater and ques of heen Revere ot Smad te the ths renting arsine th seen ent the conng of Crs mo eee a svn bute owt Cheapo te omen Erp vere rdeded fh Mit May Ie thonly pied nding one er ster. Nght an behind er Teeteripnse Oss n the al flea Ont be mos sau dpe Now fe wher niger oun nous Pacer eves ‘mcr inge ate la, sl ppb Boing ence to the Madonns and Chill and may have been the prototype for later Chistian tconogasy “he try of sand her brothers Oxi constiatd the foundation for sncient Egyptian belies in Me aerdenth, The myth permeated ll apecte of agin The tas bed on tis rei At Bese aly abled Ha Egyptian eltre, eventually prowling a method fr mere morals to tveveome death Since Osi seed death and mutilation by the powers of ei Sls ith the assistance of ns, wm abl t"trancend death by eng agin, be became the god of resurrection and eternal Me. Ancient Egyptias believed iat ots oul sn a Wes oan etereal eof ls wt the gods hey erformed the ncesty suas and lamentations. rected the appropiate incanta- Fans ai posers te Bode afer death Be sume manner asthe none. {arf Osi, Sunving family sembers ad ends took great pais to rep the ceremonies. tals sd sk performed by th gd over the boy of Os at revealed inthe myth in order to preserve the bods of deceased incviuas and ‘nse for thom ie fer death ss playa central vole inthe mth. She ea ret granddaughter of the sun god fa and the granddaughter of Sha and Taft, god of alr and. godess of mis respectively Isis parents are the cildren of Sh and Tefnu. Her father, Geb, toot ert her nother, Nat, is goles of Iss asthvee siblings: two brothers, Opis and St and one ster, Nepits. n becomes the spouse of Osi Neph- thys becomes the spouse of Seth “The anh of ss and Ose wcount the story of Seth incrasing lousy of sigs success and power as an earthly ealer Osi cmt th teaching Tamas to cul grin ay ith asf «bacbrin people to-.ciloed ‘one, Overselmed by en, Seth eventually murders Osiris by eligi body in fast and ending down the Nik. Grit Toe of her beloved bir sts On locate She fds to eve hi Tong tough or he to Become progant wt Bie sn, Hora Bul Seth continues to “Plage the dine coupe this tne dimenbesing Osis body and scattering bis viene throughoe Ye Ni. Iss seaches To Te pecs, and wih heb of Thoth [Be Anis wetores an Embalins Osis bad-and escorts hi to the alee to bein the upreme go andj of the den “pret, Hors hs prov to nati and sven lat fathers mueder The bale is Yepeated analy and Horus’ inevita Satay aunt the Fores of death as vepesened by Seth continues to ensure the Tesora of pace, ety ad order othe nd Tos plas rcal le ght the th snes sb wo secs for and lots Gs oy resets rating han ste pee [ed of dew el ule She lies of ord Sion sel tr ert he ie SEE hse ag poer ote for ben fos 16 FST Tigenoigh retin. Fron th ep o Posh tr bea Horr has eenbtenby aspenHer aay to eve Oss fo deat al nurse Hors from ness enforces her regen nbn sists lerbeto nso Det hen The Tor opar tre oy whch Hors emerges sel upon hh he salen a ip eesti ie a tes ard pores The sue fytnay an power evened te attr rtranT sins hs oe som hel ren un i ta unstants Fooes Tees the iyo savor Heit heya sucess roo She fov meng ns etme olin ees shun cece pins bleed tater cdi ah tg go} he paras Ge Toss proc aan tutored ls nce ho then becomes te er rine Hon ea pr, hgh the fs Sage nd wth empath ante ef Taser peter so makes psi the th end yursent the ew Mors within sh ng oh She a he eon gsc den parathion Onin eR as oti gro rp. Eytan cation cs be hdl one os Stig fy «heh eset ern ht rte andes ete Lien the Mealy Seen sneak tins ant pets these Beggin ot pn Shen ss we Tema of oa al panda ee the her ones onl se the ie to Fr Octobe 1 fein the ser Sik deposting ee unt lo tv ean along the tng ‘Stet gf Mar Joe dog peat ps woul be ante he ening ott fir eae. Terie ‘hou nd Seine Nik mate pone eclipse Settee ns The af he dean esurecton of Osis ses the al ame nent a ert Me"Onts scat vt ely edly ape ike te Cp Ose stay ads ny oe bo gatos 2 reece. Espiner oy gu Onis ta ch typed USRIC Te eos nn emt any intel nwo spon tie gots bod Ours tan a dsmemberent er sed a eine hare he eat ranplinget he rosa Oss emerges sn thr dein theater tonne he emerges wh ie sting at of he reve pnng eis sontaton yt fot ann saps ged fhe sie, Outten. ets th on a the oe tht es ‘eormctednon ongoing tense i Sas le he petperaton 2 ts sl rer ters for he ded ‘ogg te tn Neo Bod and epoch the sai oat te gov iter ung drvoton wor espouse rings ais eget er onepton of ons toe tenes Sr lor beso on Ose red itt inthe act of procreation resus in tion enables Horas to thrive and defeat Sel tame athe supreme goa the ater pretence kes pele heer: oor of adn owe fo the! part oh gates er trea escnic her tno tober deters hal bss ‘Bitedo mth Ons Votan cong rcn te mth ef aan Oss assed frm tp Paget of he rte lt fet tet Terk they as ere ome rom he ero {on pyramid altar ae spose 95. Th pre fo iis deceued as thy ttl ny thoes se Sth tone of sis and eve ior whe te Af cere ter ths ntracins, whch yoo ka een dead prod ae with see teat ee ened nom nC IL ‘ilina poco other SRE th exerci pas ras Mate pla ade te on aon The naoas oer say id ss seo Wiis to cletel The Bol ofthe Be ating spony 2088 = Tics Ep ns erence tant Eatin tla it at Butte Skenes re peri feqenty sere sometine tance wth se anther oceans nile Por nmore ea ad compen Se undtaning of gin yg, we ne onto eck nd Foon Stings Fora comple eseponef he myles ie st 0 Me waof Porc a reek eler an stra the ht etry are Comme Er atone in ig te my ise Ost, atch tonnes te ie nt gt wedi ot anc Cee rao “Bysinghe mesons tng the ef Ein eso ther omer reece, Bur nite otal shonin, Fars verson tern thems compres ees a he yh fe and Oss ‘Souda be eel nce ston ew Patch sites ‘iene Tap fr Stl ei rendian ofthe myth spears in Volume Sof his Moral, The selec ton below stilted by Frank C, Babi REFERENCES Austes, Rudolf. “Mythologies io Ancient Egypt.” Mythologie of Whe Ancient World Ed Samuel Noah Kramer. 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