ISISANDAPHRODITEThe^ features^ of^ this^ statue^ of^ Isisdateit^toa.d.150.HernuditylinksherwithAphrodite,^ theGreekgoddess^ of^ loveand^childbirth.^ S
hewearsthe^ calathos,^a^ headdressoften^ worn^ by^ GrecoEgyptian^ divinities,^emblazonedwitha^ solardiskand^horns.^MetropolitanMuseumofArt,NewYorkISISANDCERESInone^ hand,this^marble^ statue^ fromthe^ second^century^ a.d.^ c
arries^ ajug,and^ in^ theother^ aresheaves^ of^grain,associated^ withCeres,^ Romangoddess^ of^ theharvest.^ This^ figure^is^alsoassociated^withFortuna,^the^Romangoddess^ of^ luck.^ N
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tatue^ fromCrete^depicts^ Isis^ as^ Persephone,queen^ofthe^ underworldinGreekmyth.Thecrescentmoon^onherforeheadandthe^sistrum,^ arattle^linked^toIsisworship,^ blendtraitsofthe^two^goddesses.Heraklion^Museum,^ CreteMETROPOLITAN^MUSEUMOF^ART/RMN-GRAND^ PALAISPRISMA/ALBUMSCALA,^FLORENCE