I am all that has been, and is, and shall be
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The statue of Athena in Sais was identified with Isis, and according to Plutarch was inscribed "I am all that has been, and is, and shall be, and my robe no mortal has yet uncovered." --Plutarch, translated by Frank Cole Babbitt, Isis and Osiris, 1936, vol. 5 Loeb Classical Library.
The phrase is frequently quoted in esoteric literature.
William Winwood Reade in The Veil of Isis or Mysteries of the Druids describes the inscription as follows:
- "When Isis died, she was buried in a grove near Memphis. Over her grave was raised a statue covered from head to foot with a black veil. And underneath was engraved these divine words:
- 'I am all that has been, that is, that shall be, and none among mortals has yet dared to raise my veil.'"
An older translation by Webb reads: “I am all that hath been, and is, and shall be; and my veil no mortal has hitherto raised.”
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