Isis was one of the last of the ancient Egyptian gods to still be worshipped. Along with her sister Nephthys, Isis acted as a divine mourner, and her maternal care was often depicted as extending to the dead in the underworld. As the devoted wife who resurrected Osiris after his murder and raised their son, Horus, Isis embodied the traditional Egyptian virtues of a wife and mother.Īs the wife of the god of the underworld, Isis was also one of the main deities concerned with rites for the dead. Over time she grew in importance, though, eventually becoming the most important goddess in the pantheon. Unlike many gods, she can’t be tied to a specific town, and there are no certain mentions of her in the earliest Egyptian literature. Brooklyn Museum, New York, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.400E Isis nursing Horus Photograph by Lisa O'Hara. SpaceNext50 Britannica presents SpaceNext50, From the race to the Moon to space stewardship, we explore a wide range of subjects that feed our curiosity about space!.Learn about the major environmental problems facing our planet and what can be done about them! Saving Earth Britannica Presents Earth’s To-Do List for the 21st Century.

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