The Digital Ark: Early Modern Collections of Curiosities in England and Scotland, 1580-1700

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Isis ( - )

Egyptian goddess of childbirth, motherhood, and protection. Wife and sister of Osiris, responsible for his ressurection. Mother of Horus. Dictionary of National Biography entry: http://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780198606413.001.0001/acref-9780198606413-e-3342?rskey=e4lJwF&result=1&q=isis Other biography: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isis Relationships: Isis was a mother of Harpocrates/Horus (-)
Isis was a sister of Osiris (-)
Isis was a wife of Osiris (-)

 References in Documents:
MS Book of the dean of Christ Church (MacGregor, ed.) 376 Idolum Isidis ægyptiacum characteribus itidem. Ægyptijs insculptum, et incrustatione e cæruleoviridescente tectum. 336. 337 Egyptian idol of Isis, incised with Egyptian characters, and covered with an incrustation of blue shading to green.