If any figure in the pharaonic pantheon achieved notoriety beyond the Nile Valley, it was Isis, who became the very image of the universal goddess for the Romans.

Her popularity owed much to her role as wife of Osiris and mother of Horus, but it can also be explained by the magical talents she must have displayed, particularly to ensure the protection of her child. This facet of her personality, extensively commented on in the texts, is also illustrated by representations, but the […]

If any figure in the pharaonic pantheon achieved notoriety beyond the Nile Valley, it was Isis, who became the very image of the universal goddess for the Romans.