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Posted: 03 Jul 2013


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"Queen of Heaven" Isis.

"Queen of Heaven" Isis.
Isis was venerated first in Egypt. As per the Greek historian Herodotus writing in the fifth century BCE, Isis was the only goddess worshiped by all Egyptians alike and whose influence was so widespread by that point that she had become completely syncretic with the Greek goddess Demeter. It is after the conquest of Egypt by Alexander the Great and the Hellenization of the Egyptian culture initiated by Ptolemy I that she eventually became known as 'Queen of Heaven'. Lucius Apuleius confirmed this in his novel "The Golden Ass", in which his character prayed to the "Queen of Heaven". The passage says that the goddess herself responded to his prayer, in which she explicitly identified herself as both the Queen of Heaven and Isis.
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 Pam J
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Gorgeous !
11 years ago.
 Don Sutherland
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Great capture.
11 years ago.
 William Sutherland
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Awesome shot! Great clarity and colors!

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 Marie-claire Gallet
Marie-claire Gallet
WOW !!! Simply GREAT ********************
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