穀物女神－Isis
這個月的主題雖說是埃及神話，不過幾乎重點都是放在Isis女神身上了，
這也是因為本人對Isis女神十分的喜愛了w
現在也繼續述說Isis的另一個身份，即「穀物女神」。
以下節錄（以及我個人的補充說明）
《The golden bough》中神話學先驅Frazer爵士對於Isis女神身為「穀物女神」的記述:
女神Isis的原來屬性要比他哥哥和丈夫Osiris的本來屬性(即穀神)更難於確定。
對她的本質的定語和形容詞多極了，在象形文字裡，
人們稱她為「名字很多的」、「名字上千的」，希臘碑刻裡則說「名字上萬的」。
附表女神的眾多名字:(另一可為之比擬之女神只有印度的大自在女神)
| Capable in calculation Capable in writing Inhabitant in Netru Africa Afrodite Agabe Ambula Alexandria High lighthouse- Isis exalted as lighthouse in Alexandria Amenti- the hidden one Friendship Ankhet- producer and giver of life（負責創造所有生命之造物的力量） Anqet- she who embraces the earth, producer of the fertility of the waters Judge in matters of love Asset- a way to pronounce the Egyptian name Ast- another way to pronounce it Atena=雅典娜 Au Set- a variation of Aset, Isis’s Egyptian name Aut- Isis’s title in Dendera The base of the most beautiful triangle Bellicose Benefactress of Tuat (the hells) She who embraces the earth She who moves or the power that intervenes Understanding Consecrated Cornucopia of all our goods Ra’s crown- Heru Creation Creator of the flood of the Nile Of a beautiful form Giver of the light in the sky Giver of life Goddess of crosses Goddess of dew Goddess of all goddesses Goddess ex-machin- the goddess who appears on the machine, the divine Mother goddess Goddess fifteen Green goddess Diadem of life Dikaiosyne- an aspect associated to justice Who scatters attacks Divine Woman- throne Dynamis Dynastis Epekoos- she who hears everything Era- Isis identified with Era Estia- Isis identified with Estia Euploia- giver of good navigation Geb’s daughter Neb’s and Taher’s daughter Nut’s daughter Ra’s daughter Seb’s daughter Thot’s daughter Fruitful Galactotrouphosa- Isis who nurses, who gives the miracle of the milk of life She who gives birth to kings Gentle Joy Jewel of the wind Justice3- Isis of justice Great goddess Great goddess of the hells Great sorceress who heals Great whit sow of Heliopolis Great Lady Great Lady of the Hells Great virgin(處女神，因為她可不斷恢復處女之身） Great Guardian Guide Guide of the Muses Hent- Queen Heqet- Isis great sorceress(偉大的供應者=天狼星) Female Horus Immortal Ineffable Lady Inventrix- inventor of things Isis- Afrodite Isis- Afrodite – Astante Isis- Afrodite- Pelagis Isis- Astante Isis- Fortune- Goddess of fate and of fortune Isis- Hathor Isis- Inanna Isis- Nike- Isis associated to the goddess of victory Isis- Tyche Khut- giver of light Kourotrophos The beautiful goddess Freedom Linopeplos- Isis dressed in linen Lochis Moon Lydia educatrix—Isis Lydia’s educator Mother of the Gods Divine mother Maia The highest of the Gods Material Mediatrix between the heavenly and the earthly Medicina mundi- the power that heals the world Menouthis- this aspect of Isis was worshipped both in Menouthis and in Alexandria where she was considered a goddess with powerful therapeutic abilites Meri- Isis as the goddess of the sea Myrionymos- Isis of the myriad of names, Isis of the ten-thousand names Varied Multi-named Nanaia- Isis identified with the goddess Nanaia Hidden Nature Nepherses- The beautiful name of the sun Noreia- Isis identified with the goddess Noreia Wetnurse Ra’s eye Omni-goddess Omni-munificent Omni-receiver Omni-listener Omni-watcher Panthea- the goddess of all goddesses Pantocrateira- Omni-governess Pelagia- Isis of the sea, that protects Persefone of the boats Persefone of the baots Pilaria- Isis of the lighthouse in Alexandria Phronesis- personification of knowledge Placidae Quee- the queen of peace Ploutodotai- Isis giver of richness Pluonomos- Isis of many names Polynimos- of many names Powerful The power that heals the world The power that rises from the Nile The first of the Muses in Heropolis The first female principle in nature The first child of time Pterophoros- Winged Isis She of the great wings and the scythe of the moon(有著巨翼與鐮月之女神=月神話的神聖重生) She of the moon She of the many praises Female Ra(女性的Ra=女性至高神=女性太陽神) Queen of the sky Queen of peace Queen of the sun Queen of the south and of the north Queen of the earth Queen of Egypt dressed in linen Renenet- queen of harvest Resurrection and life Saeculi Felicitas- Happiness of our age Saver Saver of humanity Saver of the sailors Selene- the moon Sesheta- goddess of literature and of the library Lady of incantations Lady of the new year Lady of the heat and of fire Lady of the sea Lady of the world Lady of bread Lady of thunder Lady of the northern wind Lady of abundance Lady of love Lady of the bees Lady of beauty Lady of beer Lady of the house of fire Lady of growth and of decline Lady of eternity Lady of the flame Lady of joy and of cheerfulness Lady of the big house Lady of war and rule Lady of light Lady of the weaving Lady of peace Lady of the word of the beginning Lady of the pyramid Lady of the earth Lady of the earth of women Lady of the mainland Lady of life Lady of the mouths of the seas and of the rivers Lady of the two lands Lady of the green harvest Lady of the words of power Lady of every country Lady of all elements Lady Isis Lady rich in names Lady everlasting in all things Lady on a fire-shaped cart Sophia- Isis as divine knowledge(智慧女神蘇菲亞) Sothis- Isis goddess of the star Sothis (Sirio) and of the new year Sovereign of the world God’s bride Ra’s bride Master’s bride (Osiris) The bride of the master of the abyss The bride of the master of the flood (Osiris) Throne- Isis she who assigns the throne Uadyet- Isis the cobra goddess One The only one=唯一的女神 Urthekau- she who is in magic incantations Usert- Isis goddess of earth, giver of life Venerandum- Isis as all that must be worshipped. |
（以上有機會再查資料補充，從此也可以瞭解Isis本身即成為宇宙一体化之女神如同DEVI
只可惜Isis最後無法成為女性的上帝而是只能成為耶穌之母聖母瑪莉亞。）
不過，在她複雜的本質中，也許還可能考查出原來的核心，
其他成份是在逐漸增加的過程中環繞這個核心而聚集圍繞起來。
如果她的哥哥和丈夫Osiris有穀神這一方面的性質，她必須也是一個穀物女神。
狄奧多拉斯・西庫勒斯似乎是根據埃及歷史學家曼涅托的說法，
如果我們相信他，女神Isis就是小麥和大麥的發現者，
在她的節日上，遊行的隊伍拿著兩種麥子的麥禾，以紀念她給人的恩惠。
(Virgo之由來即源於Isis女神)
奧古斯丁還補充了一個細節。
他說Isis是在祭奠她的共同祖先(都是君王)的時候發現大麥的。
她曾把新發現的大麥穗給Osiris及其大臣索斯看過，索斯即羅馬作家所稱的Mercury。
奧古斯丁還捕充說，人們說Isis就是Ceres(=Demeter)其道理就是在這裡。
而且在收獲時，埃及的收獲者割下第一把穀子，便放下穀子，
搥著胸，嚎哭著，呼喚Isis的名字。
這種風俗是對於死於鐮刀的穀神表示悲悼。
碑刻對Isis女神各種的形容語言中有這樣的稱呼：
「綠色物的女創造者(Creatress of green things)」、
「綠色的女神(Green goddess)，她的綠色同大地綠色相像」、
「麵包娘娘(Lady of bread)」、「啤酒娘娘(Lady of beer)」、
「豐收娘娘(Lady of the green harvest)」。
按照Brusch的說法，她「不僅是覆蓋大地的翠綠植物的創造者，
而且實際上就是綠色穀地本身，穀地化身的女神。」
這種說法為她的一個稱號「Sochit」或是「Sochet」所肯定，意即「穀地」，
這個字在科普特(Coptic)中至今還保留了這個意義。
希臘人把Isis看成女穀神，因為他們說她是Demeter。
在一首希臘的短詩裡，她被描寫成「給大地長出果實的女神」，「稻穀的母親」，
在紀念她的一首讚詩裡，她說她自己是「麥田的皇后」，
並被描寫為「關心豐收的麥壟小路」。
因此，希臘或羅馬的藝術家表現的形象時常讓她的頭上頂著穀穗或手中拿著穀穗。
可以說，這就是古代的Isis，一個農村的五穀媽媽(Corn-Mother)，
受到埃及的原始儀式的崇敬(Frazer沒有提及Isis原始埃及名字叫作Aset=王權)。
Isis與Sirius 以及Stella Maris
在埃及天狼星(Sirius)為代表Aset(Isis)之星。
Aset(Isis)為帶來豐饒的女神，同樣天狼星每年與太陽一同升起時，
即預報了尼羅河的氾濫的開始，而尼羅河的氾濫也會帶來豐沃的土壤，
因此天狼星為代表Aset(Isis)身為偉大供給者之星。
由於在Isis女神信仰傳至希臘後，希臘航海者賦予女神Isis執掌大海的海神身份，
這可能源於Isis女神的輝燦之星－天狼星，在七月的早上從東部地中海的朦朧波濤升起來,
給水手送來一個平靜的天氣徵兆，因此Isis女神才會被認為是水手的守護神。
又由於後來聖母瑪莉亞將Isis女神的神聖母親形象吸收過來，
也因此獲得「Stella Maris」(海洋之星)這一美麗的稱號，
並受到暴風雨中顛簸的水手之敬奉。
這便是源於真正的「Stella Maris」即Isis之星=天狼星之崇奉。
