Who was Isis? The Aretalogy of Aset (Isis)

An aretalogy is a kind of list, stating a deity´s virtues. There are several of these for Aset. An early form of aretalogy were probably short statements made by the deities as early as the Coffin Texts. In Spell 148 Aset says about herself:

I am Aset, one more spiritlike
and august than the gods.


Whether the Aretalogy given below is Egyptian or Greek in origin is not totally clear. In the text are evidences for both. This one is older than the hymns on Philae temple walls, but it dates from the Ptolemeian period and is one of the few which has come down to us in complete form:


I am Isis, ruler of every land
I was taught by Hermes (Thoth) and with Hermes devised
letters, both hieroglyphic and demotic, that all might not
be written with the same.
I gave laws to mankind and ordained
what no one can change
I am the eldest daughter of Kronos
I am the wife and sister of King Osiris
I am the one who discovered wheat for mankind
I am the mother of King Horus
I am the one who rises in the Dog-star
I am the one called Goddess by women
For me was built the city of Bubastis
I separated the earth from the Heaven
I showed the paths of the stars
I regulated the course of the sun and the moon
I devised the activities of seamanship
I made what is right strong
I brought together woman and man
I assigned to women to bring into
light of day their infants
in the tenth month
I ordained that parents should be loved by children
I imposed punishment upon those unkindly disposed
towards their parents
I with my brother Osiris put an end to cannibalism
I taught men the initiation into mysteries
I instructed them to revere images of the gods
I established the sacred cult places of the gods
I abolished the rules of the tyrants
I put an end to murders
I compelled women to be loved by men
I made the right stronger than gold and silver
I ordained that the true should be considered good
I devised marriage contracts
I assigned to Greeks and barbarians their languages
I made the good and the bad to be distinguished by nature
I made that nothing should be more fearful than an oath
I have delivered him who unjustly plots against others into
the hands of the one against whom he plotted
I impose retribution upon those who do injustice
I decreed that mercy be shown to suppliants
O honor those who justly defend themselves
With me the right has power
I am the mistress of rivers and winds and sea
No one is honored without my consent
I am the Mistress of War
I am the Mistress of the thunderbolt
I calm the sea and make it surge
I am in the rays of the sun
I attend the sun in its journey
What I decree, that is also accomplished
All yield to me
I set free those who are in bonds
I am the Mistress of seamanship
I make the navigable un-navigable, whenever I so decide
I founded enclosure walls of the cities
I am called the Lawgiver
I brought up islands out of the depths into the light
I am the Mistress of rain
I conquer Destiny
Destiny obeys me
Hail, O Egypt, that nourished me!

Original text from here:
http://www.philae.nu/philae/aretalogy.html

For more see here:
http://forums.truthbeknown.com/viewtopic.php?t=2271

Music: Here is an Ancient Egyptian Anthem to the Moon. Originally it was played by priests, musicians and guided by highly evolved spiritual masters. It is thought to date from about 2500BC. http://shelterofclearlight.com/default.aspx

Animation: http://www.reallusion.com/crazytalk/

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[peaceiloveyou2]

How did you do that?

[spaceagebachelor]

@peaceiloveyou2

Crazytalk!

[truthtostory]

bull shit bull shit that is not mother Isis. sorry but i know the truth . and I know that this video is outdated as of may 16 2010 to the black people dont watch this crap . its a bunch of boo boo .P.S at least u told some truth but not all truth.

[spaceagebachelor]

@truthtostory

Isis was worshiped by black Africans and later, white Greco-Romans. This is the Greco-Roman depiction of Isis.

[camillaheartsyou]

why cant i ever find any intelligent non-racist non-bigot comments to read? GOSH!! D:

[mother7006]

MegaBesomeone to your comment the same thing could be said about the christian god..... people need to stop putting down other deities about something when theirs is the same way...... I worship ISIS and am proud to call her my MOTHER but I think it is a personal path and if christians could do the same thing we would be so close to peace on earth.... we do not need religion we need spiritualism

[mother7006]

I am tired of all this race shit........ As a Wiccan I am going to tell you what I think..... We are black nor white and we are male nor female for we are all of these and none of them for we are earth we come from the earth and go back to the earth....... It is comments like these that start problems I wish The Goddess would have made everyone blind to color and national origin

[MegaBesomeone]

IF ISIS IS THERE THEN SHE TELLS THE TRUTH IF SHE HAS THE POWER TO PUNISH PEOPLE THEN SHE IS TO BE RSPECTED I SEE TOO MANY PEOPLE TELL LIES AND NOT THE TRUTH.OR THEY MISLEAD OTHERS..

[mysticqueen74]

@2007jawz It is because the producers of the movies Are White. Can you understand that?

[Joeyal123]

Good Job man

[TombKaios]

Oh Gods shut up you crazy people! The Macedonians were not White-White like the Slavics and Greeks that live there today, and the Egyptians were not Black-Black nor White-White. They were 'Brown' or some sort of Tan.

Nubians did rule Egypt at one period.

[iwannarock42018]

@2007jawz haha, what?! How Columbus come from?! Look, I'm not racist, but come on dude, the Aretalogy of Isis (and most Aretalogies for that matter) came out of Egypt during the Ptolemies reign. The Ptolemies were Macedonians (a country that is North of Greece) who came to power after Alexander the Great's campaigns. Do you not agree that Macedonians were white? While they ruled, they attempted to Hellenize their territories. They depicted Egyptian gods in the Greek fashion.

[2007jawz]

@wiseyeffect .......Sorry dude you're wrong...... just check out, "White Man Tells The Truth!!!!!!! 1 of 3", to say that white's have always ruled the planet is just wishful thinking... and alot of the modern technologies you are refering to were not invented by whites, like the cell phone and the personal computer.... YEP! Blacks are athletic and smart.... Just because Bill Gates SOLD you a computer, doesn't mean that a black man wasn't the one who made it what it is today.... BITE TONGUE NOW

[2007jawz]

@Jtrip2133 Sorry people but I'm not trying to seem racist. But we should respect our history by trying to depict it as it really was... If Cleopatra was black why is Angelina Jolie playing her role... If some one made a movie about your life wouldn't you want the truth to be told so your children can know how great you were