Isis an influence on modern religions
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Image via WikipediaAccording to Egyptian mythology, Isis was the spiritual mother of every pharaoh, but experts say her influence is still seen in the Christian icons of the faithful wife and loving mother.
She was the first daughter of Geb, god of the Earth, and Nut, the goddess of the Overarching Sky and was born on the first day between the first years of creation. A goddess of the moon and rebirth, she gave birth to Horus, the god of the sun. Together, they created and sustained all life and were said to be the saviours of their people.
Isis in fact played an important role in the development of modern religions. And she remains one of the most familiar images of empowered femininity.
She became the model on which future generations of female deities in other cultures were based including the worship of Artemis in Greece and the mystery religions, such as the Dionysian cult and the Orphic cult.
Isis was worshipped throughout the Greco-Roman world. During the fourth century, when Christianity was making its foothold in the Roman Empire, her worshippers founded the first Madonna cults in order to keep her influence alive.
Some early Christians even called themselves Pastophori, meaning the shepherds or servants of Isis, which may be where the word “pastors” originated.
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