Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests/Isis

Isis

This is the archived discussion of the TFAR nomination for the article below. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/requests). Please do not modify this page.

The result was: scheduled for Wikipedia:Today's featured article/September 12, 2018 by Wehwalt (talk) 19:32, 17 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Drawing of Isis's typical iconography, with throne-shaped headdress

Isis was a major goddess in ancient Egyptian religion. She first appeared in the Old Kingdom as one of the main characters of the Osiris myth, in which she resurrects her slain husband, the divine king Osiris, and produces his heir, Horus. She was believed to help the souls of the dead enter the afterlife, and her maternal aid was invoked in healing spells. In the Hellenistic period, Isis's worship spread into the wider Greek world, and she took on traits of Greek gods, such as the invention of marriage and the protection of ships at sea. As Hellenistic culture was absorbed by Rome, the cult of Isis became a part of Roman religion, with distinctive festivals and initiation ceremonies. Her cult may have influenced aspects of Christianity, such as the veneration of Mary, but the evidence for this influence is ambiguous. Isis continues to appear in Western culture, particularly in esotericism and modern paganism, often as a personification of nature or the feminine aspect of divinity. (Full article...)

Most recent similar article(s): No TFAs about deities in years; last ancient Egyptian or Greco-Roman TFA was Ramesses VI on July 20.
Main editors: A. Parrot
Promoted: 30 June 2018
Reasons for nomination: This is a level-4 vital article and our first FA on an individual deity from a tradition other than Hinduism.
Support as nominator. A. Parrot (talk) 02:21, 26 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Wonderful article for TFA. —IB ^{[ Poke ]} 12:48, 26 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Support, a remarkable article on a complex topic, and a rare sight on TFA. Good job to A. Parrot !Iry-Hor (talk) 16:44, 26 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Support - cor encyclopedic and underrepresented topic on TFA Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 04:11, 16 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]