Isis

Summary

Isis is an Ancient Egyptian deity^[1]. She ranks in the top 3% of ancient_egyptian_deity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,804 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Isis's father was Geb^[3].
• Isis's mother was Nut^[4].
• Isis was married to Osiris^[5].
• A child of Isis was Horus^[6].
• A child of Isis was Anubis^[7].
• A notable student of Isis was Gambrinus^[8].
• Isis's image is recorded as Isis.svg^[9].
• Isis is recorded as female^[10].
• Isis's instance of is recorded as Ancient Egyptian deity^[11].
• Isis's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 292120530^[12].
• Isis's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 313298566^[13].
• Isis's GND ID is recorded as 118932640^[14].
• Isis's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2015001988^[15].
• Isis's IdRef ID is recorded as 027599167^[16].
• Isis's part of is recorded as Egyptian mythology^[17].
• Isis's Commons category is recorded as Isis^[18].
• Isis's Libraries Australia ID is recorded as 61542883^[19].
• Isis's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/09d_8^[20].
• Isis's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as jo2016908843^[21].
• Isis's SELIBR ID is recorded as 386842^[22].
• Isis's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Isis^[23].
• Isis's worshipped by is recorded as religion of ancient Egypt^[24].
• Isis's worshipped by is recorded as Fellowship of Isis^[25].
• Isis's worshipped by is recorded as mysteries of Isis^[26].
• Isis's Rodovid ID is recorded as 26827^[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Isis's father was Geb^[3]. Her mother was Nut^[4].

Career and Affiliations

A notable student of Isis was Gambrinus^[8].

Personal Life

Isis was married to Osiris^[5]. Children include Horus^[6], a war deity^[28] and Anubis^[7], an Ancient Egyptian deity^[29].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Isis include ESET^[30], a business^[31], in Slovakia^[32], founded in 1992^[33], headquartered in Bratislava^[34]; Veil of her^[35], a philosophical concept^[36]; mysteries of her^[37], a Greco-Roman mysteries^[38], in Ancient Rome^[39]; Fellowship of her^[40], a religious organization^[41], founded in 1976^[42]; Isidora^[43], a female given name^[44]; Isidis Planitia^[45], a planitia^[46]; HMS Isis^[47], a destroyer^[48]; and she^[49], a lunar crater^[50].

Why It Matters

Isis ranks in the top 3% of ancient_egyptian_deity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,804 views/month).^[2] She has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[51] She is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[52]

Entities named for her include ESET^[30], a business^[31], in Slovakia^[32], founded in 1992^[33], headquartered in Bratislava^[34]; Veil of her^[35], a philosophical concept^[36]; mysteries of her^[37], a Greco-Roman mysteries^[38], in Ancient Rome^[39]; Fellowship of her^[40], a religious organization^[41], founded in 1976^[42]; Isidora^[43], a female given name^[44]; and Isidis Planitia^[45], a planitia^[46].

FAQs

Who were Isis's parents?

Isis's father was Geb^[3]. Isis's mother was Nut^[4].

Who was Isis married to?

Isis's spouses include Osiris^[5].