There were harbors dedicated to her all other the different regions which showed her vast influence over the people of the Hellenistic age. It allowed those who wanted to have her favor in the after life join the mysteries and worship here there but also sailors who just wanted a safe passage could worship her as well. The transformation of Isis and Sarapis from personal to Roman state gods was a reason why daily worship was common without being initiated within the mysteries. The cult of Isis was also unique in that it was a mystery religion, bathed in secrecy, but daily worship of the goddess did not require one to be initiated in the mysteries. She was a popular god with women because she was the goddess of love and motherhood, she was popular with sailors because she had control of the sea and the weather, and she was popular with the men as she was the goddess of warfare and she controlled fate. Isis was an Egyptian goddess who made her way into the Greco-Roman world because she was powerful, encompassed all the other deities, and benefitted not only life but the afterlife of her initiated followers. Oldest of the old, she was the goddess from whom all Becoming aroseвЂќ. These two cults, while maybe not offering many priestess positions, in the cases of Isis at the beginning in Greece, are partial toward women and represent mothers and childbirth. They are both mother figures and have power over love and the woman. Another similarity between the two are that both Demeter and Isis are attractive for women to follow in their cults and be initiated. This is one of the biggest attractions to the mysteries. They offer a better after life if you worship them and are initiated into the cult. These two cults offer what many other cults and practices of the time do not. Both the cult of Demeter and the mysteries of Eleusis, and the cult of Isis both have benefits for after death. For if she was those other gods, then it was still praising her, and if she was not then the people would have their bases covered.ДЇeatures and Attractions Similar in Both Mysteries:Д«oth the two main mystery religions have similarities and differences. Isis was the mother goddess and had power over all other gods, some works say she was those gods in different forms, but it was not unusual to worship Isis and other deities at the same time. The people celebrated this cult for many reasons, life, death, safety at seas, justice, the list goes on. The cult of Isis was originally spread from Egypt. The other main mystery cult was the mystery cult of Isis, she is one of the oldest gods in ancient egypt but her origins are unclear. These mysteries were secret and only initiates were allowed into her temples during the mysteries.

After some events, she taught the royal family her mysteries. She wandered the land in search of Kore until Demeter ended up in Eleusis. The cult of Demeter began when her daughter, Kore (Persephone), was taken to the underworld by Hades. People would flock there to try to be initiated into the mysteries and be able to partake in the rituals. The cult of Demeter found its main location for worship in Eleusis in Greece.

There are two main mystery religions in the Hellenistic Period, the Cult of Demeter and the Cult of Isis. Two Main Mystery Religions in the Hellenistic Period: There are some documents with accounts of what happened inside the rituals but not many, because if people found out someone broke the oath of silence on the secrets it was punishable by death. There is some knowledge on what happened in the mystery rituals, but most of what we know is what happened before and after the actual rituals take place. But those initiated are not allowed to practice any rituals in front of those who are not. This does not always mean that people do not know that the cult exists or who is in it. Mystery Religions are religions that have secret practices and rituals that one must be initiated to know and take part in. The cult of Isis in the Hellenistic period had spread to many different countries, spanning the Mediterranean area and going farther north as well as its original home in Egypt. All the aspects of Isis combine to make her one of the most powerful, if not the most powerful, goddess of the Hellenistic period and into today. Isis is known for many things, she is known as the mother goddess, she is known as the lawgiver, and she has complete control over fate. One such religion is the cult of Isis, though the cult is not practiced precisely like it was in the Hellenistic period in Greece it is still practiced today around the world. Some have faded into obscurity whilst others have thrived over time and are still practiced today. There have been many cults and religions over the thousands of years.

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