Gods and Goddesses Featured
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Egyptian Mythology
Isis
She is the Goddess of magic, beer, life, beauty and many other things too numerous to name here. The worship of this goddess was at one time so wide-spread, that there were few, if any countries, that did not worship Her. In fact, Her worship has only been rivaled by the Christian Virgin Mary, and many of Her statues depicting Her nursing the young infant Horus, were rededicated to the Virgin Mary by the Catholic Church, and She was renamed "The Black Madonna".
Isis is the Sister-wife of Osiris, the Egyptian God of the Dead and Resurrection. Set, the brother of Osiris conspired against him to take his throne and murdered Osiris, imprisoning the body in a Sarcophagus and setting it in the Nile River where it finally came to rest in the city of Byblos.
Upon reaching Byblos, Isis disguised herself and became the nursemaid to the child of the King of Byblos. One night, she attempted to make the child immortal by holding him over the flames of the sacred fire (much like Demeter did with the son of the King of Eleusis), but was interrupted by the Queen. Isis then revealed herself to the Queen and asked for her help in retrieving the body of Osiris, her beloved husband. The Queen helped Isis, and after finding his body, Isis returned to Egypt.
Set, found out about this, and then tore the body of Osiris into 14 pieces and scattered them throughout Egypt. Isis, discouraged, but nonetheless determined, set out across the land, gathering the pieces. All except for the phallus, which was eaten by a crocodile. She fashioned a new one, and with the help of Anubis, the Jackal-headed God of the Dead, used Her magic to resurrect Osiris. She also mated with Osiris while he was still dead and conceived their Child, Horus the Lesser.
Horus the Younger
The son of Isis and Osiris, magically conceived by Isis after the death of Osiris, when she created a new phallus for Osiris after She carefully pieced his body back together.
Horus is often portrayed as Harpokrates (Horus the Child), the child of Isis with one finger to his lips, signifying his Childish nature. Harpokrates represented the Royal Heir, but was also called the Newborn Sun.
There are many pictures of Horus the Infant being held in the arms of his Mother, Isis. Over the centuries, those pictures and figures were transformed from Isis-Horus images to the Madonna and Baby Jesus icons.
Christian Beliefs
Mary, Mother of Christ
Mary was the fiancé of Joseph, and the Chosen Virgin to bear the Son of God, the Messiah. Very little is actually spoken of her in the Bible, but she has become one of Christianity's most venerated Goddess-like figures over the centuries, her name and worship even rivaling that of the Egyptian Isis, and eventually replacing Isis' place of Mother Goddess.
Jesus the Christ Child
In Christianity, Jesus is the Son of God, and a part of the Holy Trinity. He is the Savior and Messiah of Mankind, born to die for the sins of man.
His mother is the Virgin, Mary, and he was born in Bethlehem, in a stable surrounded by animals. 3 Wise Men/Magi/Kings came to visit the Tiny Child by following a bright star across the lands to where the Baby lay. Giving him gifts of Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh, they called him by the title of King of Kings and Lord of Lords.
Universal Archetypes
The Great Mother
This is the Great Fertility Goddess of Anatolia and She is known by many, many names and faces throughout the world. The Great Mother is the Source of Life, and is often identified with the Earth, Nature and other Fertility Goddesses. She gives Birth to the Child of Promise during the Winter Solstice.
The Divine Child
The Child of Promise, Son of the Great Mother and the Sun God, He will become God of the Waxing Year as the Light grows throughout the coming year. He is born of the Great Mother during the Winter Solstice.
There are many Sun Child Deities throughout the world, some of whom are Mithra and the ever famous Jesus Christ.
Santa Claus
Also known as Father Christmas, Santa brings gifts all over the world to good children everywhere. He is depicted as a jolly, fat man driving a sleigh pulled by eight reindeer. Also identified with Saint Nicholas, the patron Saint of Children.