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=Isis:= Through out ancient Eyptian times there were many well known Egyptian queens that had a great impact on the egyptian people and the way their society evolved. One of the women who influenced some of these monumental discoveries and teachings was Isis. She was the sister and wife of king Osiris and was the daughter of Geb, during her lifetime the people of egypt describe her as a universal goddess with many duties and having the ability to hold imense magical powers. She was one of the main influences towards the Egyptian people in the area of teachings and knowledge, she provided the Egyptians with aficcient ways to be able to think and approach things. She was believed to have taught the Egyptians agriculture and medicine, Isis could also influence the heavens and the earth.It was also said to believe that Isis was the creator of every living thing in this world and was the feminine power who nurtuerd the animals. Isis was also believed to be involved in creation and how the world began, the Heilopolis priests believed that Isis was involed and included her in their creation myth. Isis also had the role of being a human representation of the moon, through out her various duties and contributions to the ancient Egyptian people Isis was also the mother to her son Horus.

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 * __Glossary of Terms for Ancient Egyptian Religion__**
 * 1) Polytheism: Belief in or worship of more than one god
 * 2) Monotheism: The belief that there is only one god
 * 3) Myth: A popular belief that is false or unsupported
 * 4) Temple: A building for worship
 * 5) Worship: gray respect towards God or a god and or a sacred object
 * 6) Deity: A god or goddess
 * 7) Mythology: A collection of myths dealing with the gods and heroes of particular cultures and societys
 * 8) Pharaoh: A ruler of ancient Egypt
 * 9) Goddess: A female god
 * 10) Sphinx: An ancient Egyptian image having the body of a lion and the head of a man

As a christian community and religion we believe in monotheism, meaning that we only believe in one God, where as in other cultures or societys they may be polytheism, this meaning that they belief in or worship more than one god. In the ancient Egyptian society they would have a deity, where by a god or goddess would rule the area and the egyptian people would worship the king which they called the pharaoh. Through out many various different cultures and religions they sometimes believe in or have a type of story called a myth of how they think creation may have began. The ancient Egyptians also had wide range of sacred artifacts representing either certain areas of their beliefs or also away of showing specific rulers that may have ruled during a long period of time. One of the most famous structures in the ancient Egyptian culture was the sphinx, this construction representd the body of a lion and the head of a man.

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 * Key Points from Encyclopedia Britannica**
 * Isis was married to Osiris god of sun,agriculture and health
 * Isis was the wife and sister of Osiris
 * Isis represented the moon
 * Isis was the mother of Horus
 * Isis was belived to have taught the egyptians aggriculture and medicine