Isis was the Egyptian goddess of Magic and Life – the patron saint of mothers, women, and children. She was also known as the goddess of healing. Her name literally means ‘Queen of the Throne’, which was portrayed by the throne emblem on her head. The hieroglyph of her name meant ’she of flesh’ (or mortal) originally, and she may have represented historical queens and female deities. Ancient Egyptians believed that Isis’s tears of sorrow for her dead husband Osiris caused the Nile River to flood every year. Osiris was killed by Isis’s evil brother, Set, the god of destruction and chaos. It was believed that Set chopped Osiris into pieces and threw them into the Nile River, letting the animals consume his remains. All of the pieces are said to have survived, except for one.
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Isis was the Egyptian goddess of Magic and Life – the patron saint of mothers, women, and children. She was also known as the goddess of healing. Her name literally means ‘Queen of the Throne’, which was portrayed by the throne emblem on her head. The hieroglyph of her name meant ’she of flesh’ (or mortal) originally, and she may have represented historical queens and female deities. Ancient Egyptians believed that Isis’s tears of sorrow for her dead husband Osiris caused the Nile River to flood every year. Osiris was killed by Isis’s evil brother, Set, the god of destruction and chaos. It was believed that Set chopped Osiris into pieces and threw them into the Nile River, letting the animals consume his remains. All of the pieces are said to have survived, except for one.
