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Ancient Egypt, Cult of Isis

The cult of Isis was centered around the Egyptian deities Isis and Osiris. Its Roman origins are placed in the early empire, which would make it very likely that the Egyptian campaigns of the Second Triumvirate brought the cult to Rome. The central image of the cult concerned the myth of the death and rebirth of Osiris. In this myth, Osiris' brother Seth (god of death and punishment) was envious of Osiris' rulership of Egypt and the Nile and murdered him, cutting him into many pieces. Osiris' wife Isis then gathered the pieces together and took them into herself and gave birth to Osiris, resurrecting him. The cult mainly concerned itself with concepts of material sacrifice, and rituals involving symbolic death and the revelations of cult secrets. Unlike other mystery religions, there were yearly rituals, daily services and public displays of devotion to Isis, with temples, devoted priests, and the worshipers in her honor. Illustration appeared in "Costumes, manners, customs and material culture in Antiquity and the Middle Ages by Robert von Spalart, 1804-11.
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Ancient Egypt, Cult of Isis
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The cult of Isis was centered around the Egyptian deities Isis and Osiris. Its Roman origins are placed in the early empire, which would make it very likely that the Egyptian campaigns of the Second Triumvirate brought the cult to Rome. The central image of the cult concerned the myth of the death and rebirth of Osiris. In this myth, Osiris' brother Seth (god of death and punishment) was envious of Osiris' rulership of Egypt and the Nile and murdered him, cutting him into many pieces. Osiris' wife Isis then gathered the pieces together and took them into herself and gave birth to Osiris, resurrecting him. The cult mainly concerned itself with concepts of material sacrifice, and rituals involving symbolic death and the revelations of cult secrets. Unlike other mystery religions, there were yearly rituals, daily services and public displays of devotion to Isis, with temples, devoted priests, and the worshipers in her honor. Illustration appeared in "Costumes, manners, customs and material culture in Antiquity and the Middle Ages by Robert von Spalart, 1804-11.
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36.8 x 26.1 cm | 14.5 x 10.3 in (300 dpi)
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