Greek Isis with Sistrum Equinox As the seed rests in

As the seed rests in the dark earth before sprouting into the warm sunshine and quenching rains

Forces of patriarchy and taboo forbid us from talking about this topic

and her Vestal Virgins tended the sacred flame of Rome

She stands flanked by two powerful herbs

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Greek Isis with Sistrum Equinox As the seed rests inThe original of this magnificent statue, carved from black basalt, was recovered off the coast of Alexandria. When Alexander the Great conquered Egypt in the 4th century B. C. E., Egyptian art took a decidedly Hellenistic turn. This beautiful reproduction of the statues recently recovered from the Mediterranean Sea is the classical Lady whose "divinity is adored throughout all the world in divers manners, in variable customs, and by many names." As