Isis

Isis (Ancient Greek: Ἶσις, original Egyptian pronunciation more likely "Aset" or "Iset") is a goddess from the polytheistic pantheon of Egypt. She was first worshiped in Ancient Egyptian religion, and later her worship spread throughout the Roman Empire and the greater Greco-Roman world. Isis is still widely worshiped by many pagans today in diverse religious contexts; including a number of distinct pagan religions, the modern Goddess movement, and interfaith organizations such as the Fellowship of Isis.

Isis was worshipped as the ideal mother and wife as well as the patroness of nature and magic. In her most famous myth, Isis gathered the scattered body parts of her husband Osiris, who was murdered by Set, and used her powers to restore him to life. The Nile flood cycle was said to be Isis' tears for Osiris. Isis was the motherly protector of Egypt's kings, who were customarily depicted as her son Horus. The name Isis means Throne, reflecting this aspect. After the suppression of pagan religions in the late 4th century, victorious Christianity appropriated the image of Isis protecting Horus for icons of the Virgin Mary cradling the infant Jesus, an aspect which had not previously been emphasised in Christian culture.

Isis in Worldwar
A cult of Isis grew in southern Gallia during the first few centuries AD. Monique Dutourd was preparing a thesis on this little-known cult in order to challenge preconceptions among the small circle of people who cared about such things, as most didn't.