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Statue of Isis a major goddess in ancient Egyptian religion

Statue of Isis a major goddess in ancient Egyptian religion whose worship spread throughout the Greco-Roman world. Isis was first mentioned in the Old Kingdom (c.2686 - c.2181 BCE) as one of the main characters of the Osiris myth, in which she resurrects her slain brother and husband, the divine king Osiris, and produces and protects his heir, Horus. She was believed to help the dead enter the afterlife.
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Title: Statue of Isis a major goddess in ancient Egyptian religion
Caption: Statue of Isis a major goddess in ancient Egyptian religion whose worship spread throughout the Greco-Roman world. Isis was first mentioned in the Old Kingdom (c.2686 - c.2181 BCE) as one of the main characters of the Osiris myth, in which she resurrects her slain brother and husband, the divine king Osiris, and produces and protects his heir, Horus. She was believed to help the dead enter the afterlife
Personalities: GRECO-ROMAN
Credit: Album / World History Archive
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Image size: 4296 × 4881 px | 60.0 MB
Print size: 36.4 × 41.3 cm | 1691.3 × 1921.7 in (300 dpi)
Keywords: AFTERLIFE • ANCIENT EGYPTIAN • BROTHER • DEAD • DIVINE KING • EGYPT • EGYPTIAN • FIRSTBORN MALE DESCENDANT • GODDESS • GRECO-ROMAN • HEIR • HORUS • HUSBAND • ISIS • OLD KINGDOM • OSIRIS MYTH • OSIRIS • RELIGION • ROMAN • SLAIN • STATUA • STATUE • STATUES • WORLD • WORSHIP