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Symbol | star | |||||
Consort | Sopdet (star Sirius) | |||||
Offspring | Sopdu |
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Sah ( sꜣḥ) was a god in Ancient Egyptian religion, representing a constellation that encompassed the stars in Orion and Lepus, [1] as well as stars found in some neighbouring modern constellations. [2] [3]
His consort was Sopdet known by the ancient Greek name as Sothis, [4] the goddess of the star Sirius. Sah came to be associated with a more important deity, Osiris, and Sopdet with Osiris's consort Isis. [5]
Sah was frequently mentioned as "the Father of Gods" in the Old Kingdom Pyramid Texts. The pharaoh was thought to travel to Orion after his death. [5]
Sah | ||||||
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Name in hieroglyphs |
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Symbol | star | |||||
Consort | Sopdet (star Sirius) | |||||
Offspring | Sopdu |
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Sah ( sꜣḥ) was a god in Ancient Egyptian religion, representing a constellation that encompassed the stars in Orion and Lepus, [1] as well as stars found in some neighbouring modern constellations. [2] [3]
His consort was Sopdet known by the ancient Greek name as Sothis, [4] the goddess of the star Sirius. Sah came to be associated with a more important deity, Osiris, and Sopdet with Osiris's consort Isis. [5]
Sah was frequently mentioned as "the Father of Gods" in the Old Kingdom Pyramid Texts. The pharaoh was thought to travel to Orion after his death. [5]