Next to the Temple of Isis is the Temple of Hathor, dedicated to the goddess of music and love. Built by Ptolemy VI and Augustus, it is notable for its columns adorned with dancing figures.

Isis Oasis was founded in 1978 by the late Loreon Vigné, a Bay Area art shop owner who catered to Beat Generation poets from the 1950s and '60s. “She was an artist, a visionary, a priestess, a ...