Egyptian goddess of motherhood, love, magick, life, rebirth, compassion, fertility, royalty, knowledge, protection, abundance, healing, and spiritual initiation
Isis (Egyptian: Aset or Auset) is the Egyptian Queen of Heaven. She is described as the first daughter of the gods Geb (god of earth) and Nuit (goddess of night), and was born on the first day of the first years of creation. In her human form, Isis is an incredibly beautiful young woman who was depicted with outstretched wings and sometimes holding a lotus flower, while in her animal form, she was depicted as a hawk, cobra, or cow. In the heavens, her symbol is the star Sirius, the brightest of all stars. Though she was also known as a Solar deity and later on when introduced to the Greeks, a Lunar deity as well. She was the wife of Osiris, with her son being Horus.
Mythology: In one myth, Isis – being the people’s goddess who helped her people in many ways, devised a plan to usurp the throne. She mixed some of Ra’s saliva with mud and created a very poisonous snake. The snake bit Ra that caused him great pain and suffering. The ambitious Isis offered to make a deal with Ra to heal him in exchange for his true name. By sharing this secret, all of Ra’s personal power and knowledge was transferred to Isis, thus causing her to become the most powerful of all the gods. Isis would then utilize this vast power for her people’s benefit. Although the most well-known myth of Isis is the one which tells of how Osiris was killed by Set.
It began when Set discovered that his wife, Nephthys, had an affair on him with Osiris. This sent him into a terrifying rage and he devised a plan to murder Osiris as revenge. With the deed done, Isis went on a long journey to find her husband, but when she did, she discovered that he was dead. Isis then undertook a long journey to collect all of her husband’s pieces that were scattered across Egypt, so he could be reborn. Yet when he was reborn, Osiris was no longer the same and felt belonging in Duat (the Underworld) more than how he had been with Isis. Yet Isis forgave this from him and from Nephthys for her seduction of her husband, especially since they both became filled with guilt. The benevolent queen even proceeded to protect her sister’s new son, Anubis, from Set, who was enraged over his wife’s betrayal.
Roles: Isis is revered as an excellent mother and there are several works of art that depict her with her son Horus on her lap. She also became a fertility and Earth Goddess as shown by the following titles: Lady of Green Crops, Mother of the Gods, Mother of the Universe, and Queen of the Earth. In this role she became the protector and patron of woman and children. This great goddess is even associated with all of the elements: earth as a fertility goddess, air through her association with wind (especially the North wind), fire as a Solar deity (she is described as Maker of the Sunrise and the Brilliant One in the Sky), and lastly water as she was linked to the flooding of the Nile.
Later, Isis also became associated with the sea and boats, responsible for bringing ships safely home. She even absorbed many of the funerary goddess roles, replacing Hathor on the solar barque, the ship upon which the dead Kings and Gods sailed the heavens. As the protector of her people and the Pharaoh, Isis would defend them in battle and was even a slayer of the evil snake Apep, who represents all the corruption of existence. She is considered the complete female from which all life form sprung and had so many different areas of influence that she earned the title of Lady of Ten Thousand Names.
Isis was seen as the protector of all and was even viewed as the mother of the Pharaoh. She was also deeply loving and devoted, especially towards her husband and son, whom she protected from the god Set in one myth. Isis was worshiped as the ideal mother, wife, and the matron of nature and magic. She is the friend of slaves, sinners, artisans, and the downtrodden, listening to the pleas of even those who feel forgotten. Isis’ worship was also concerned about the acquisition of knowledge since knowledge could only be attained from the gifts of the gods. Some of the few known forms of Isis include: Khut as a light giver, Usert as the mighty earth-goddess, Thenenet as the great goddess of the underworld, Sati when she shot forth the Nile flood, Anqet as the embracer of the land and producer of fertility by her waters, Ankhet as the giver of life, Sekhet as a goddess that cultivated lands and fields, Renenet as the goddess of harvest, and Tcheft as the goddess of foods that were offered to the gods.
Appearance: A beautiful and regal woman in her 30′s with light-brown skin (like an Arabian), brown eyes, and long black hair. She wears a white dress of a traditional ancient Egyptian queen that is decorated with Egyptian jewelry.
Personality: Isis is very intelligent, wise, regal, and loving. She is one of the manifestations of the supreme goddess (the Queen of Heaven), and therefore is a multi-faceted goddess with many sides to herself. Isis is also connected to both sun and moon, but she is mostly lunar in energy. She is also very patient with others and loves to teach knowledge, especially the complex arts of magick. Although she does not tolerate injustices and seeks to uphold harmony at all times. Isis strongly values peace, but will still fight if she needs to, but only does so through sorcery (not weapons). In general, Isis is deeply motherly and represents lunar wisdom. She is highly knowledgeable in magick, understanding many of the complex secrets of Heka. When she is in combat, she fights only with her sorcery, full of grace and power.
Mistress of All the Stars
She Who Attacks the Powerful Ones
Sovereign Who Governs the Orb of Sunlight
Lady of Heaven, Earth, and the Duat
Ruler of the Gods and Goddesses
More Clever than a Million of Gods
Fiery One / Fiery Serpent
She Who Slays Apep in an Instant
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