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ID: 901000704
Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901000704
Record Type: Character/Person

Isis (Egyptian deity)

Note: One of the most important goddesses of ancient Egypt, ideal mother and wife, patroness of nature and magic. Her name is the Greek form of an ancient Egyptian word for “throne.” Isis was initially an obscure goddess who lacked her own dedicated temples, but she grew in importance as the dynastic age progressed, until she became one of the most important deities of ancient Egypt. Her cult subsequently spread throughout the Roman Empire, and Isis was worshipped from England to Afghanistan.

Display Date: very ancient origins

Names:
Isis (Egyptian deity) (preferred,English-P,D)
Aset (Egyptian deity) (English,U,N)
Eset (Egyptian deity) (undetermined,U,N)
Īzīs (Egyptian deity) (undetermined,U,N)
Iset (Egyptian deity) (undetermined,U,N)
İsida (Egyptian deity) (undetermined,U,N)
Isidi (Egyptian deity) (undetermined,U,N)
Izida (Egyptian deity) (undetermined,U,N)
Ἴσις (Egyptian deity) (Greek-P,D,N)
Iziso (Egyptian deity) (undetermined,U,N)
Iside (Egyptian deity) (undetermined,U,N)
Izidė (Egyptian deity) (undetermined,U,N)
Ízisz (Egyptian deity) (undetermined,U,N)
Izyda (Egyptian deity) (undetermined,U,N)
伊西斯 (Egyptian deity) (Chinese-P,D,N)
Yi xi si (Egyptian deity) (Chinese (transliterated),U,N)
イシス (Egyptian deity) (Japanese,U,N)
Ishisu (Egyptian deity) (Japanese (transliterated),U,N)
איזיס (Egyptian deity) (Hebrew,U,N)
Isiseu (Egyptian deity) (undetermined,U,N)
Исида (Egyptian deity) (undetermined,U,N)
إيزيس (Egyptian deity) (Arabic,U,N)
Ісіда (Egyptian deity) (undetermined,U,N)

Hierarchical Position:
Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
....<Egyptian iconography> (P)
........<Egyptian characters> (P)
............Isis (Egyptian deity) (I)
Other Relationships:
role/characteristic is .... deity
.....(people in religion, people in religion and related occupations, people in the humanities, people by occupation, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
culture/religion is .... Ancient Egyptian (culture)
.....(Mediterranean (Early Western World), Early Western World, styles, periods, and cultures by region, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
deity of .... motherhood
.....(biological concepts, scientific concepts, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
deity of .... Nature
.....(philosophical concepts, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:
Isis (Egyptian deity)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) no2015001988
................Iconclass Illustrated Edition (2022-) 12CC13(ISIS) Isis, the mother-goddess
................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
Aset (Egyptian deity)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
Eset (Egyptian deity)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
Īzīs (Egyptian deity)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
Iset (Egyptian deity)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
İsida (Egyptian deity)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
Isidi (Egyptian deity)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
Izida (Egyptian deity)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
Ἴσις (Egyptian deity)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
Iziso (Egyptian deity)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
Iside (Egyptian deity)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
Izidė (Egyptian deity)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
Ízisz (Egyptian deity)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
Izyda (Egyptian deity)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
伊西斯 (Egyptian deity)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
Yi xi si (Egyptian deity)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
イシス (Egyptian deity)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
Ishisu (Egyptian deity)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
איזיס (Egyptian deity)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
Isiseu (Egyptian deity)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
Исида (Egyptian deity)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
إيزيس (Egyptian deity)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
Ісіда (Egyptian deity)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
Iconography Record Sources:
................ Iconclass Illustrated Edition (2022-) 12CC13(ISIS) Isis, the mother-goddess
................ Harvard Art Museums [online] (2000-) http://www.harvardartmuseums.org/art/303606
................ Source for image https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isis#/media/File:%C3%84gyptischer_Maler_um_1360_v._Chr._001.jpg
................ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)

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