Isis and the pharaohs

 
Engelsman 59: "The earliest representations show [Isis] with a special crown, a throne. In effect, she is the throne from which the pharaohs reign. They become Horus, the son of Isis, and their authority derives from this relationship."
> from Joan Chamberlain Engelsman's The Feminine Dimension of the Divine (1979)

> tagged with #egypt, #goddess

> created February 25, 2024 at 3:05:47 PM


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