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ISIS:
Isis is the daughter of Geb and Nut. She is the twin sister
of Nepthys (the sister-wife of Set). Her brother Osirus is
her husband, and after his death, she conceives the child
Horus the Younger with him using magical means. Isis is a
goddess of magic and healing. She is typically depicted as
a human with a throne-shaped headpiece, as she is the "Queen
of Heaven." Isis had a very powerful cult following,
and she assimilated the traits and followers of several lesser
goddesses, including Hathor, Mut, Selket, and Sekhmet. Indeed,
after the assimilation of Hathor, Isis is then depicted wearing
the cow-horns-and-sun-disc headpiece usually associated with
Hathor. The Isis cult even had a significant impact on ancient
Greece and Rome. It was finally banned by Christians in the
6th century A.D.
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