cult of Isis
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The cult of Isis was a widespread Greco-Roman religious movement devoted to the Egyptian goddess Isis, offering initiates personal salvation, healing, and protection through mystery rites and elaborate temple worship.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| cult of Isis canonical | 2 |
| Greco-Egyptian cult of Isis | 1 |
| Isis cult | 1 |
| Isis cult at Philae | 1 |
| Roman cult of Isis and Serapis | 1 |
| followers of Isis | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12156512 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: cult of Isis Context triple: [Isis mysteries, associatedWith, cult of Isis]
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A.
Harpocrates cult
The Harpocrates cult was an ancient religious tradition devoted to the Hellenized Egyptian child-god of silence and secrecy, worshipped particularly in Greco-Roman sanctuaries of Egyptian deities.
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B.
cult of Neith
The cult of Neith was an ancient Egyptian religious tradition centered on the worship of the goddess Neith, a primordial deity associated with war, hunting, and creation, particularly revered in the city of Sais.
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C.
cult of Ptah
The cult of Ptah was an ancient Egyptian religious tradition centered on the creator god Ptah, especially prominent in the city of Memphis and its surrounding necropolis.
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D.
cult of Elagabal
The cult of Elagabal was a Roman imperial-era solar religion centered on the worship of the Syrian sun god Elagabalus, which gained prominence in Rome under the Severan dynasty.
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E.
Isis-Serapis
Isis-Serapis is a syncretic Greco-Egyptian deity combining the attributes and worship of the Egyptian goddess Isis with those of the god Serapis, prominent in the Hellenistic and Roman periods.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: cult of Isis Target entity description: The cult of Isis was a widespread Greco-Roman religious movement devoted to the Egyptian goddess Isis, offering initiates personal salvation, healing, and protection through mystery rites and elaborate temple worship.
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A.
Harpocrates cult
The Harpocrates cult was an ancient religious tradition devoted to the Hellenized Egyptian child-god of silence and secrecy, worshipped particularly in Greco-Roman sanctuaries of Egyptian deities.
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B.
cult of Neith
The cult of Neith was an ancient Egyptian religious tradition centered on the worship of the goddess Neith, a primordial deity associated with war, hunting, and creation, particularly revered in the city of Sais.
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C.
cult of Ptah
The cult of Ptah was an ancient Egyptian religious tradition centered on the creator god Ptah, especially prominent in the city of Memphis and its surrounding necropolis.
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D.
cult of Elagabal
The cult of Elagabal was a Roman imperial-era solar religion centered on the worship of the Syrian sun god Elagabalus, which gained prominence in Rome under the Severan dynasty.
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E.
Isis-Serapis
Isis-Serapis is a syncretic Greco-Egyptian deity combining the attributes and worship of the Egyptian goddess Isis with those of the god Serapis, prominent in the Hellenistic and Roman periods.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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sanctuary of Isis
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