Mistress of Magic and Goddess of rebirth (see Egyptian Mythology). Her emblem is a throne. She is one of the most famous Goddesses of ancient Egypt. She was worshiped throughout the Middle East and in Europe till late in the 6th century CE. There was a temple of Isis on the river Thames near today's London. She was worshiped as a loving wife of Osiris and mother of Horus. She had great magical powers. Part of this was due to the fact that she managed to obtain the secret name of Ra. To obtain Ra's secret name, she made a venomous reptile out of dust, mixed with the spittle of the God, by uttering over it certain magical words of power. She made the reptile bite Ra as he passed by. When she succeeded to obtain the secret name of Ra, which he revealed only because he was on the point of death, she uttered magical words which drove the poison from Ra's body, and Ra recovered. Now Isis not only knew the words of Power, but also knew how to pronounce them so that the beings or things to which they were addressed would be compelled to listen and be obliged to fulfill the demands. She especially had power over Ra since she knew his secret name.
She is usually shown with the horns of a cow with the sun disk between the horns, or as a winged goddess. Her representations can be distinguished from Hathor by the presence of the symbol of a throne, either on top of the sun disk or in nearby hieroglyphs. She usually carries an Ankh in one hand, the symbol of eternal life.
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