isis

Media: mixed media found object wall sculpture
Dimensions: 15"
Date of Work: 2006

Isis is one of the most famous goddesses of ancient Egypt. Her worship
originated in Africa, was nurtured and refined in Egypt, then spread
through the ancient world by Roman conquerors.

To the ancient Egyptians, Isis was all that a mother should be - loving,
clever, loyal and brave. To the Egyptians, she was the purest example of
the loving wife and mother, and that was how they worshiped her - and loved
her - the most.

Isis was a winged goddess who represented all that was visible, birth,
growth, development and vigour. Having wings, she was a wind goddess
(as was her sister). She travelled widely, moaned and cried loud enough to
shake the heavens and used her wings to blow life into her husband. She
represented both the life-giving spring winds of Egypt and the morning
winds that hailed the arrival of the sun each day.