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Isis was most prominent in Egyptian mythology as the wife and sister of Osiris and mother of Horus, and was worshiped as the archetypal wife and mother.

Her name literally means "(female) of throne" or "Queen of the throne", which was portrayed by the emblem worn on her head, that of a throne. The hieroglyph of her name originally meant "(female) of flesh", i.e. mortal, and she may simply have represented deified, historical queens.

Her origins are uncertain but are believed to have come from the Nile Delta; however, unlike other Egyptian deities, she did not have a centralized cult at any point throughout her worship. First mentions of Isis date back to the Fifth dynasty of Egypt which is when the first literary inscriptions are found, but her cult became prominent late in Egyptian history, when it began to absorb the cults of many other goddesses. It eventually spread outside Egypt throughout the Middle East and Europe, with temples dedicated to her built as far away as the British Isles. Pockets of her worship remained in Christian Europe as late as the 6th century.

Pop Culture

In Stargate SG-1, Isis and Osiris were "banished to oblivion" by Seth. The seal on Isis’ jar was broken and she died. The Isis Jar is classified as item #14B in the museum in Chicago where Jordan, Gardner, and Rayner work ("The Curse").

• Isis is also the name of Catwoman's cat in the Batman animated series that ran from 1992-1995