Bringing the Egyptian Gods to Greece
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 06 February 2022
Focusing on Isiac hymns called aretalogies that appear across Achaia, Macedonia, the Greek islands, and Asia Minor, this chapter explores the ways in which Greek devotees conceptualized Isis. It first discusses prevailing Greek stereotypes of Egypt, which emphasize timelessness, experimentation, and wonder. Then, it explores the aretalogies themselves and how they universalize Isis and embed her and her companions in Greek myth and geography.
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