Isis Archive
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The Lecherous Pseudo-Anubis of Josephus and the
Posted on February 13, 2013 | No CommentsWhile a variety of sources testify to the expulsion of foreign priests from Rome under Tiberius, Josephus is the only ancient author to explain the Emperor -
The urban context of the Serapeum at Ostia
Posted on January 23, 2013 | No CommentsThis article discusses the cults of Isis and Serapis in Ostia and Portus, especially the location and urban context of the Serapeum in Ostia, and provides arguments against a supposed Oriental quarter in the neighbourhood of the sanctuary. -
The Sunrise As The Birth Of A Baby: The Prenatal Key to Egyptian Mythology
Posted on November 18, 2012 | No CommentsIn Egyptian mythology, the Sun God Ra stands at the center. There are many volumes written about the netherworld, the Amduat, such as The Book of the Gate of Heaven, The Book of the Cave, or The Book of the Earth, just to mention the most important ones. In these books of the netherworld, you can read what the dead king, the Pharaoh, can expect to encounter in that world. -
Religious Toleration and Political Power in the Roman World
Posted on August 30, 2012 | No CommentsFrom the beginning of the Roman republic to the end of the empire, a theory of religious toleration never existed to give the people ruled by Rome a choice as to which deities and rituals they wanted to believe in. -
The Cult of Isis and Early Christianity
Posted on August 21, 2012 | No CommentsThere are similarities in the worship and the belief behind the Cult of Isis during the Roman era with those that are reflected in Early Christian beliefs. -
The Transformation of a Goddess: Depictions of Isis throughout the Ancient Mediterranean World
Posted on July 24, 2012 | No CommentsHowever, before the cult of Isis spread to the Roman world, the goddess was first worshiped in Egypt. Although the myth of Isis and Osiris is never completely narrated in any one Egyptian document, many different texts include short extracts from it, so that modern scholars can reconstruct it. -
From Mockery to Respect: The Housekeeper
Posted on July 8, 2012 | No CommentsIn Apuleius -
The Egyptian Myth of Isis and Osiris
Posted on January 26, 2012 | No CommentsWe will investigate the truths concealed within the ancient myth of Isis and Osiris, which is perhaps the best known story in Egyptian mythology.
