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ISIS.
ISIS. Greek name of the major female deity of Egypt, Egyptian Ast.
Daughter of Geb and Nut and consort of her brother, Osiris, mythological
ruler of Egypt. Following the murder of her husband by their
brother Seth, she assiduously collected the remains of Osiris and, according
to one version, was impregnated by him after death, if not before.
She fought tirelessly for the rights of her son, Horus, to succeed
to Egypt in opposition to Seth. This contest is reflected in the bawdy
tale The Contendings of Horus and Seth. The worship of Isis became
particularly strong during the Graeco-Roman Period, when Osiris
was displaced as her husband by the composite god Sarapis. Her cult
spread throughout the Roman Empire, being particularly attractive to
women. It was suppressed at the advent of Christianity.
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