Isis in the Graeco-Roman world

Cornell University Press

1971

336 pages

Aspects of Greek and Roman life

List of Illustrations -- Preface -- The ancient goddess of the Nile -- Isis, giver of life -- Osiris-Brother, husband, son -- The spread of the Egyptian faith --In the house of Isis -- To the shores of Italy -- The Holy servants of Isis -- Telling forth her praises -- The one whose names cannot be numbered -- The all-loving mother -- Great Artemis-Isis -- Mystery and sacrament -- The procession to the ship -- Healing the sick -- The guardian guide and herald -- The young King and Lord of all -- The goddess darling of Roman emperors -- Xenophon's Isiac romance -- The Pauline view -- The great forerunner -- Abbreviations -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Sources of illustrations -- Index

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