Late Period, after 600 BC

The Divine Mother nursing her infant

Family groups of deities became very popular in the Late Period (661-332 BC), and were placed in temples by wealthy individuals. The most important group of deities was the triad (a group of three persons) of Osiris, his wife Isis, and their son Horus. They represented the king of the dead, the divine mother, and the living king respectively, together they were the perfect fam...