Painting of the Goddess IsisMural depicts the goddess Isis, one of the main characters of the Osiris
Painting of the Goddess IsisMural depicts the goddess Isis, one of the main characters of the Osiris myth, in which she resurrects her slain husband, the divine king Osiris, and produces and protects his heir, Horus. She was believed to help the dead enter the afterlife as she had helped Osiris, and she was considered the divine mother of the pharaoh, who was likened to Horus.Detail of a wall painting from the Tomb of Horemheb (KV57). New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, ca. 1319-1292 BC. Valley of the Kings, West Thebes. -- source link
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