I hope you all brought your tinfoil caps.
I found David's remark about Maria lactans interesting, so I did a little googling.
First of all, it seems clear that taboos were different in those days.
![[Image: 220447465_dcee7f82ec_o.jpg]](http://static.flickr.com/69/220447465_dcee7f82ec_o.jpg)
Then I came across this very interesting image of "Isis lactans", a possible precursor for the Maria lactans type:
![[Image: isis_lactans.jpg]](http://www.kmkg-mrah.be/sites/default/files/imagecache/image_big/images/isis_lactans.jpg)
Aaand how was Isis often portrayed? Right, with wings spread.
![[Image: isiss-960x483.jpg]](http://themindunleashed.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/isiss-960x483.jpg)
Isn't it lovely how imagery crosses cultures and can easily send you in a loop through space and time?
Now this is the moment when you put on your tinfoil caps. Remember when I said those two tails on the leaf had to be explained either through botanical or mnemonic arguments? Look at what Isis has on her head.
![[Image: 1411056910802_Image_galleryImage_BK5J7A_...gyptia.JPG]](http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/09/18/1411056910802_Image_galleryImage_BK5J7A_In_ancient_Egyptia.JPG)
I found David's remark about Maria lactans interesting, so I did a little googling.
First of all, it seems clear that taboos were different in those days.
Then I came across this very interesting image of "Isis lactans", a possible precursor for the Maria lactans type:
Aaand how was Isis often portrayed? Right, with wings spread.
Isn't it lovely how imagery crosses cultures and can easily send you in a loop through space and time?
Now this is the moment when you put on your tinfoil caps. Remember when I said those two tails on the leaf had to be explained either through botanical or mnemonic arguments? Look at what Isis has on her head.