Navigium Isis Or Isidis Navigatum Ancient Egypt

A festivity called 'the ship of Isis' (Isidis Navigium), in recognition of that Egyptian goddess (a life-death-rebirth deity), visceral the shareholder of navigation and engineer of journey. The festivity straddled each the Egyptian and Roman civilizations and was cool present at the time of the 6th Century versifier, John of Lydia (Johannes Lydus; 490 - c. 565), who tells us it was the same called ploiaphesia, in honour of "ancient Isis or the Moon" (De Mensibus, or On Months, 4,45).

A report was said, the go ahead of which was as one of a tome of countryside in hope dress. Afterward walked delightfully attired women crowned with vegetation, who scattered vegetation lengthways the channel stage others scattered the streets with perfume. Afterward came a purpose of women with ivory combs in their hands who acted as if they were coiffure the goddess's hair. Subsequent to them were pipers, flutists and choirboys, and men who cried "Broadcast way for the goddess!"...

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