veil of Isis

veil of Isis

never lifted to reveal the face of the goddess. [Anc. Egypt. Myth.: Brewer Dictionary 492]
See: Concealment
Allusions—Cultural, Literary, Biblical, and Historical: A Thematic Dictionary. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Like a revelation at the end of a long journey the veil is lifted, not this time on Artemis, mentioned at the start of the book, but on nature personified behind the veil of Isis with the attributes of Artemis.
The Genius of Our Lady Nature. Pierre Hadot, Le Voile d'Isis. Essai sur l'histoire de l'idee de Nature
The expression to lift the veil of Isis means to pierce to the heart of a great mystery.
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