This Egyptian
supreme Goddess is certainly the most influential deity on subsequent
cultures. She was the ideal figure of womanhood, usually compared with
the Greek Goddess Demeter or her Roman version, Ceres.
Isis was one element of a Holy Trinity, the remaining two figures being her brother and husband Osiris and their heroic son Horus. She was the Goddess of Magic for her brilliance, as well as the Goddess of Love because of her tenacious devotion.
She is often shown with wings, curving to caress coffins and sarcophagi
of many a king. In certain papyri she is shown with her falcon wing
headdress, covering her ears. One of her sacred symbols is the sistrum,
a musical instrument that was believed to ward off evil spirits. Isis'
sistrum was carved bearing the image of a cat and was representative of
the Moon.
Isis was the High Priestess and an omnipotent magician as well as the only being ever to discover the secret name of Ra.
She invariably carries the ankh, the symbol for eternal life. Her name
is, by the rules of numerology, adding up to the number �2� and she
just so happens to be depicted on the tarot card �Key 2 � The High
Priestess�.
The Fifteen Goddesses
These are the 15 categories of this test. If you score above average in �
�all or none of the four variables: Neit. �
Erudite: Minerva. �
Sensual: Aphrodite. �
Martial: Artemis. �
Saturnine: Persephone. �
Erudite & Sensual: Isis. �
Erudite & Martial: Sekhmet. �
Erudite & Saturnine: Nemesis. �
Sensual & Martial: Hera. �
Sensual & Saturnine: Bast. �
Martial & Saturnine: Ilamatecuhtli. �
Erudite, Sensual & Martial: Maeve. �
Erudite, Sensual & Saturnine: Freya. �
Erudite, Martial & Saturnine: Sedna. �
Sensual, Martial & Saturnine: Macha.
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