Sara--the two texts about Isis with which Spenser would have been familiar
are not only Apuleius' Golden Ass, but also Plutarch's De Iside et Osiride.
--Clark Hulse
> I'm just reading Book V of F Q right now, and Britomart has just rescued
>Artegall from Ratigund. As an amateur student of the Isis cult of Greek and
>Rome, I find it interesting that Spenser would link Britomart with Isis and
>Artegall with Osirus. Having the priest tell Britomart that she and
>Artegall will have a son who will be great reminds me of Horus as well. In
>fact, there are many paralels with the Isis myth, at least in Canto VII. I
>have yet to finish this book to see if there are any more. Any thoughts?
>
>Sara
>
> The woods are lovely, dark and deep,
> But I have promises to keep,
> And miles to go before I sleep
> And miles to go before I sleep. (Robert Frost)
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