18 APR 2011 by ideonexus
Science of the Ancient Goddesses and Women Heroes
The most important of all the goddesses of antiquity was Isis, the Mother Goddess of the early Egyptians. Women retained a prominent place in Egyptian civilisation longer than in neighbouring Neolithic societies and Isis was often represented as promoting equality for all people. Perhaps this was why Isis cults were particularly attractive to women, commoners and slaves. These cults flourished in Rome and throughout the Mediterranean well into the Christian era. The attributes of Isis and th...Some examples of science in ancient goddesses and female heroes.