The image ππ ±π of Isis π¨ππ₯ feeding Horus π π as a baby is one of the most popular images ππ ±ππ¦ of the Third Intermediate Period, Late Period and even through the Ptolemaic and Roman Periods. This video examines the significance of the statues of Isis π¨ππ₯ feeding Horus π π!
This image ππ ±π appeared in bronze ππ€ππ¦, stone ππππͺ, and even as small πππ΄π © amulets ππͺπ πͺ! My Nonno would always point out these pieces of Isis π¨ππ₯ feeding Horus π π as a baby because he felt they were so significant to the evolution of religious art through time.
While my Nonno loved Egyptian ππππ and Roman art, he also loved Christian/Biblical art, so these Egyptian ππππ statues ππ ±ππΎπͺ were kind of a natural connection between his area of interests! I always make sure to look for statues ππ ±ππΎπͺ like this in museums whenever I visit!
Symbolically, Isis π¨ππ₯ was thought to be the mother πΏππ of the pharaoh ππ», and was often associated with motherhood, the protection of women πππππ, and a user of magic πππΏπ. As Isis π¨ππ₯ became a more popular religious figure, she was associated with cosmological order and was considered to be the embodiment of fate by the Romans. Isis π¨ππ₯ was widely worshipped during the Roman times, and Isis π¨ππ₯ feeding Horus π π as a baby has even appeared on the back of Roman coins.
This image ππ ±π of a mother πΏππ holding a child πππ is thought to have inspired the well known Catholic images of the Virgin Mary holding Jesus as a baby.