Isis Spreads Her Wings

Isis (or Auset), the ancient Egyptian goddess who was the spouse of Osiris and mother of Horus, spreads her divine wings out as a protective gesture. Isis is one of several goddesses in Egyptian mythology sometimes portrayed with avian wings, with others including her sister Nephthys and the goddess of justice and truth known as Ma’at.

(See another version with a hieroglyphic background here.)

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