biography of Isis

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The "biography of Isis" is a section in Giovanni Boccaccio’s 14th-century Latin work *De mulieribus claris* that recounts the life and mythological significance of the Egyptian goddess Isis.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf biographical narrative
literary work section
associatedWith Renaissance humanism NERFINISHED
classical mythology reception
author Giovanni Boccaccio NERFINISHED
containedInManuscriptsOf De mulieribus claris manuscript tradition
countryOfOrigin Italy
depicts Isis as culture-bringer
Isis as exemplary woman
describes life of Isis
mythological significance of Isis
genre hagiographic-style narrative
mythographical biography
hasForm prose
hasTheme interpretation of pagan deities
moral exemplarity
virtue of women
includedIn collection of biographies of famous women
influencedBy classical sources on Isis
medieval mythographic traditions
intendedAudience learned readers
language Latin
literaryTradition Latin humanist literature
mainSubject Isis NERFINISHED
narrativeFunction example of civilizing power of women
example of female wisdom
partOf De mulieribus claris NERFINISHED
sourceWorkDate circa 1360
workPeriod 14th century
workTitleInLatin De Iside NERFINISHED

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De mulieribus claris hasPart biography of Isis