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S1 E11 Spell Timing & Stone Magic

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Isis

Title

  • Goddess of healing and magic

Description

  • A human woman with a throne looking headdress

Duties

  • Protect Egypt from its enemies, had power over fate, and govern the natural world and the skies

Lineage

  • Parents are Geb and Nut
  • Siblings are Osiris, Set, Nephthys, and Horus the Elder
  • Husband is Osiris
  • Children are Horus the younger, Bastet, and Min

    • Stories

    • When Horus was a baby Isis would go out surrounded by seven scorpions that protected her from Set. She would hide her divinity and go out as an older woman. 
  • One day she walked into a town looking for food and a place to rest.
  • The wealthiest woman in town closed her windows and did not show any hospitality at all. A poor woman saw this and invited Isis into her home.
  • The scorpions understanding the slight the rich woman had paid Isis made them angry and so they all combined their poisons into one scorpion.
  • While Isis was distracted and eating, the one scorpion went to the wealthy woman's house and crawled under the door.
  • Finding the woman's son the scorpion struck and the boy fell into a stupor from which his panicked mother could not wake him.
  • The wealthy woman carried her son throughout the town crying and begging for help.
  • Isis heard the woman and went out to her. 
  • Forgiving the rich woman her lack of hospitality Isis said the names of all the scorpions and a magic spell for healing.
  • The boy woke up healed of the poison.
  • The rich woman, then ashamed and thankful, offered all her riches and property to Isis and the poor woman.

    • Interesting Facts

    • Isis was seen as the mother to the pharaohs 
  • Isis was one of the last pagan goddesses to be worshipped in Europe, eventually being banned by Christianity in the sixth century.
  • Isis was first worshipped in Egypt, then in Greece and Rome as well.

    • Symbols

    • Throne, moon disk, cow horns, kite hawk, and wings

    Superstitions

    Opening an umbrella inside

    Opening an umbrella inside in modern day, as being bad luck, has a perfectly reasonable and logical explanation. Basically, dating back to Victorian times, there was a concern that the umbrella having metal spokes could easily injure someone or something upon opening it up indoors. In my opinion this really isn’t a superstition but in many of the articles on this topic it has been included so I thought I should too.

    Ok now let's get to it.

    The origin of the opening of an umbrella inside might stem from ancient Egyptians around 1200 BCE. The umbre portion of the word umbrella stems from Latin, referring to shade or shadow. It was primarily used as an umbrella to protect you from the hot rays of the sun. If you were to open it indoors, where the sun doesn't shine, it was thought to be disrespectful of the sun god, Ra. This would in turn anger him and bring down his wrath upon you and your household.

    Another similar notion had to do with the Goddess Nut who reigned over the sky. The umbrella mimicked the shadow she cast over the earth. At the time only nobles and clergy were permitted to have these peacock feathered umbrellas and anyone else using one would become

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    Powered By MagicBy Tatjana Riedel, Sylvia Short
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