Isis

*"Isis is infinitely adaptable; like a web of energy [...] she can embrace and encompass all."*
—Lesley Jackson
**Isis** is a goddess of fertility, wife of Osiris and mother of Horus. Her worship spread to western Asia, Greece, and Rome, where she was identified with various local goddesses.

## Biography

Isis is the goddess of love, life, and healing, who marched to the ends of the earth to help jumpstart the man she loved by spending eternity searching for the cut-up pieces of her dead husband. She is also the goddess of the underworld, and was responsible for bringing Ra to his knees.

### The Seven Scorpions

*"O poison of Tefen, come out of him and fall upon the ground! Poison of Befen, advance not, penetrate no father, come out of him, and fall upon the ground! For I am Isis, the great Enchantress, the Speaker of spells. Fall down, O poison of Mestet! Hasten not, poison of Mestetef! Rise not, poison of Petet and Thetet! Approach not, poison of Matet!"*
—Isis
A woman in rags emerged from the swamp flanked by seven giant scorpions. Carrying a baby, she headed to the nearest village to beg for food. She approached a magnificent mansion, but the mistress of the house took one look at her grimy clothes and unusual companions and slammed the door in her face. So she continued down the road until she came to a cottage. The woman there took pity on the stranger and offered her what she could: a simple meal and a bed of straw. Her guest was no ordinary beggar. She was Isis.

Isis was in hiding from her brother Set, who murdered her husband and wanted to murder her infant son, Horus. Set was also a powerful god, and he was looking for them, so to keep her cover, Isis had to be very discreet-- she could not risk using her powers, but she was not without aid. Serket, goddess of venomous creatures, had sent seven of her fiercest servants to guard Isis and her son.

As Isis and Horus settled into their humble accommodation, the scorpions fumed at how the wealthy woman had offended their divine mistress. They all combined their venom and gave it to one of the seven, Tefen. In the dead of the night, Tefen crept over to the mansion. As he crawled under the door, he saw the owner's young son sleeping peacefully and gave him a mighty sting.

Isis and her hostess were soon awakened by loud wailing. As they peered out of the doorway of the cottage, they saw a mother running through the street, weeping as she cradled her son. When Isis recognized the woman who had turned her away, she understood what her scorpions had done. Isis took the boy in her arms and began to recite a powerful spell: she invoked each name of the scorpions, neutralizing their poison. The child stirred, and his mother wept with gratitude and lamented her earlier callousness, offering all her wealth to Isis in repentance. The woman who had taken Isis in watched in awe-- she had had no idea who she had brought under her roof, and from that day on, the people learned to make a poultice to treat scorpion bites, speaking magical incantations just as the goddess had.

### Modern Day

Cordelia Goode would worship Isis as one of the seven goddesses of witchcraft and magic.

## Powers

*"For I am Isis, the great Enchantress, the Speaker of spells."*
—Isis
* **Magic:** Isis was the most powerful goddess in Egypt, the goddess of motherhood and magic, and the protector of the dead, the breath of Isis pushes the penitent past the veil.
	+ **Incantation:** Isis recited a powerful spell by invoking each name of the scorpions to neutralize their poison.

## Relationships

### Family

* Set - Brother
* Osiris - Husband
* Horus - Son