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To: alt.mythology,alt.pagan,alt.religion.wicca From: paulhume@mailsnare.net (Paul Hume) Subject: Re: Isis Not Moon Goddess? Date: 30 Mar 2003 05:12:44 -0800 > A lot of the Egyptian gods and godesses have many aspects, in general she > would be a moon goddess. No, hardly ever a Moon Goddess. That is a relatively modern piece of fluff. You found it posited in some of the pop culture influenced by Egyptian motifs last century; not least because they assumed the Egyptians had the same mindset about Goddesses as the Hellenes, ie. Goddesses are weaker than Gods, the Moon is weaker than the Sun, ergo Goddesses are of the Moon, etc. Ironically, this has been siezed on whole heartedly by modern Neopagans, despite the prevalence of exalting the Goddesses in those sects. Actually, Egyptian Lunar deities tended to be male, actually: Khonsu, and Tahuti (aka Thoth), for example. Isis' place and power were co-equal with Ra (reflected by the myth in which She obtains Ra's secret name, the ur-heka which confers His power on the holder). Demoting Her to just another Moon Goddess is almost a profanation.
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