 
Pantheon: Egyptian, Roman
Isis is one of the best known deities of all time. She is the sister & wife of Osiris, and the mother of Horus. In some early writings of her, she and her brothers and sister were originally mortal, but were deified by the gods. Isis is the goddess of Abundance, Cultivated Land, Death, Dreams, the Earth, Enchantment, Magic, Marriage, Reincarnation, Rituals, and Success. Her sacred colours are Green, Light Blue, and Red, and her sacred plants are Dates, Figs, Heather, and Onions. Isis' sacred animals are apes, cats, cows, eagles, geese, hawks, kites, lions, owls, rams, scorpions, snakes, shpinxes, swallows, and vultures. Her sacred gems are Amethys, Aquamarine, Beryl, Pearl, Peridot, Ruby, Sapphire, and Turquoise. She represents the direction of North. Isis is the Greek version of her Egyptian name: Eset. She is the personification of feminine power and creation, and is thought to have such great power that she can raise the dead. Although an Egyptian goddess, she was heavily worshipped in Rome, and is still one of the most popular goddesses worshipped by modern pagans.
In art, Isis is always shown as a woman, though her accessories and appearance are not standard. She typically appears wearing the solar disk), and occasionally has wings. She may be wearing the double crown of Egypt with a feather on the back, a horned crown containing the solar disc and two feathers on the back, or the headdress of a mortal woman but with the uraeus on her forehead. Isis also appears as a seated woman suckling her son, Horus.
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