https://padlet.com/hartmand4/cleopatratimeline Gods and Goddesses involved with the Deific Queen of Kings en-us 2023-09-11 03:02:21 UTC 2023-10-21 01:53:37 UTC hello@padlet.com hartmand4 https://padlet.com/hartmand4/cleopatratimeline/wish/2692801403 Caesar assisted Cleopatra in ensuring her rule over Egypt after diplomacy broke down. In the chaos of battle, Cleopatra's brother-king reportedly drowned during an attempt to escape, perhaps due to an overcrowded boat. An Egyptian custom held that those who drowned in the Nile were blessed by Osiris. In response, Caesar dredged the river until the body was found before placing the armor up for display.]]> 2023-09-11 03:20:27 UTC https://padlet.com/hartmand4/cleopatratimeline/wish/2692801403 hartmand4 https://padlet.com/hartmand4/cleopatratimeline/wish/2692804739 Caesar granted Cleopatra a mansion across the Tiber river. He also installed a marble statue of Venus and a Bronze statue of Cleopatra. This would strengthen her ties to Isis as well as potentially set the stage for a deified mother.]]> 2023-09-11 03:23:16 UTC https://padlet.com/hartmand4/cleopatratimeline/wish/2692804739 hartmand4 https://padlet.com/hartmand4/cleopatratimeline/wish/2692982074 Cleopatra took part in a sacred ceremony after the death of the holy Buchis Bull. Cleopatra reported escorted its replacement up the Nile in accordance with Egyptian customs. This act, as well as her knowledge of the Egyptian language at the time, led some to view her much more favorably than many other Ptolemaic monarchs.]]> 2023-09-11 03:31:29 UTC https://padlet.com/hartmand4/cleopatratimeline/wish/2692982074 hartmand4 https://padlet.com/hartmand4/cleopatratimeline/wish/2693057359 Cleopatra closely related herself to Isis, as she was a very significant and powerful goddess. Among many disciplines, one is the mother of Pharaohs. This is likely why Cleopatra and her son, Caesarion, were depicted as Isis and Horus. Horus is the son of Isis and is also closely tied to Pharaohs.]]> 2023-09-11 03:42:15 UTC https://padlet.com/hartmand4/cleopatratimeline/wish/2693057359 hartmand4 https://padlet.com/hartmand4/cleopatratimeline/wish/2693074763 In a royal display of prestige and power, Cleopatra formally arrives in an elaborate display to greet Marc Antony. She made clear her power, wealth and status; a queen who would stand above all others.]]> 2023-09-11 03:48:06 UTC https://padlet.com/hartmand4/cleopatratimeline/wish/2693074763 hartmand4 https://padlet.com/hartmand4/cleopatratimeline/wish/2693089817 While Serapis predates Cleopatra's life, the worship of Serapis may have helped Greek, Egyptian, and even Roman pantheons to find equivalents in other cultures. Serapis was seen as a Greek interpretation of the embalmed Osiris-Apis. Osiris was the Egyptian God of the afterlife and sister to Isis, the goddess Cleopatra closely associated with. The intermingling of Greek and Egyptian gods may have greatly benefited Cleopatra's reach outside of Egypt.]]> 2023-09-11 03:56:23 UTC https://padlet.com/hartmand4/cleopatratimeline/wish/2693089817