Isis

The ancient Roman and Greek societies received the most recognition but my interest resides elsewhere. The one civilization that drew much attention and had a lot of interaction with Rome and Greece is ancient Egypt. To the Roman and Greek peoples the Egyptian civilization was seen as a mysterious realm of exotica, power, and wealth. For these reasons I, just like the ancient world, wanted to know more about this culture. My main focus was the unique belief system the Egyptians possessed. I…

The first clowns were not as we know them today. The “clown” has been documented to have their origins traced back to ancient Egypt Old Kingdom Fifth Dynasty some 4,500 years ago and nearly 4,000 years ago a Chinese emperor filled his court with clowns (Bala, 2010). Throughout the course of human history it seems that clown has always been there changing with and evolving. Clowns were to be forms of entertainment, for those of the court. To provide a means of escape from what was going on in the…

In the Osiris, Isis, and Horus story, the cycle of life is mainly represented by the life, death, and rebirth of Osiris. In a context of nature as well, since Osiris was considered the god of the Nile, it was said that when the river dried up and vegetation died, it symbolized the death of Osiris. The same way during spring, when vegetation started to grow and the Nile River flooded again, it represented the rebirth of the mentioned god. I believe Isis had more than one role. She was Mother and…

Women’s roles in mythology ranged from culture to what type of goddess they are considered. They’re roles are important to the mythology story because women are the very essence of mankind. The role of Demeter, Goddess of Harvest, and her daughter and Isis, Goddess of Magic and Healing, are similar in different ways. The goddess of harvest would be for the plants to grow and the goddess of magic and healing would help people from dying. Both myths have similar roles and relations between men and…

Is the belief structure and underlying form of ancient Egyptian culture. Every aspect of life in ancient Egypt was informed by the stories which related the creation of the world and the sustaining of that world by the gods. Egyptian religious beliefs influenced other cultures through transmission via trade and became especially widespread. The significance of Egyptian mythology to other cultures was in its development of the concept of an eternal life after death, benevolent deities, and…

Isis was deeply grieved for the lost of her husband and as a sign of her lamenting she cut off a lock of her hair. Nephthys, who was the sister and lover of Osiris also was deeply moved by the death of Osiris. Nephthys had slept with Osiris and had given birth to Anubis, who is a jackal-headed god of the Egyptians. Isis figured this out while she was trying to find the body of Osiris and used Anubis to guard…

Horus’s story started out like Zeus’ in which they both were trying to hide and escape from death. In the beginning of the story, Set kills Horus’s father Osiris. So Isis, who is Horus’s mother, hides him from Set. So when Horus was young, “Isis brought Horus to an island in the papyrus swamps of the Nile delta. There she secretly nursed and reared her child” (Rosenberg 18). As Horus grew older he knew that someday he would find and save his father. Once he grew up he went on a journey to bring…

the plan that will save America. America is in a state of turmoil with economic downturn and job loss to illegal immigrants, a broken tax system, and the threat of ISIS in Iraq and Syria. Barack Obama promised change in 2008, but no economic recovery has been evident, jobs have been continuously lost, and he has dismissed the threat of ISIS and saying that the U.S. “is making significant progress defeating them” (Riley 1) We need tax reform, job creation, and a strong military that will defend…

associated with having these qualities. In the Egyptian myths both Ra and Isis have to use their intellect to solve a problem to save the kingdom. Ra must stop a bloodthirsty Sekhmet, but said that she “cannot be stayed except by a trick… and shall not feel that honor has been taken from her.” His plan succeeded and Sekhmet was taken care of due to his wisdom and skillful planning. Thoth the god of wisdom and magic instructed Isis and Osiris, who went on to rule Egypt together and they also…

ISIS has been horrifying the world by their act now they are looting and destroying ancient artifacts in Iraq and Syria. They destructed of statues, books and art that date from the Assyrian and Akkadian empires. These artifacts were worth billions of dollars, more than that they were symbol of starting of civilization. One of Statue destroyed among many others was Statue of Hatra king. We know very less about king’s identity, but many believed he was Sanatrug. He ruled Hatra modern day Iraq. He…