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Goddess Sopdet in Ancient Egyptian Religion

Abstract
This paper deals with one of the astral goddesses in Ancient Egyptian religion, Sopdet; she was goddess of the brightest star in the southern sky.She personified the Dog Star, Sirius, she was known as Sothis to the Greeks , she was worshipped at Saft el-Hinna.Sopdet was known as the wife of god sah (Orion) 1 and mother of god Sopdu 2 , she was associated to many deities like Isis in the form of Is...
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Keywords
Wife
Greeks
Ancient history
Serpent (symbolism)
Art
Sirius
Queen (butterfly)
Literature
History
Theology
Philosophy
Stars
Astronomy
Physics
Hymenoptera
Botany
Biology

2021
Article

Open Access


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Goddess Sopdet in Ancient Egyptian Religion
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Goddess Sopdet in Ancient Egyptian Religion

Abstract
This paper deals with one of the astral goddesses in Ancient Egyptian religion, Sopdet; she was goddess of the brightest star in the southern sky.She personified the Dog Star, Sirius, she was known as Sothis to the Greeks , she was worshipped at Saft el-Hinna.Sopdet was known as the wife of god sah (Orion) 1 and mother of god Sopdu 2 , she was associated to many deities like Isis in the form of Is...
View PDF
Keywords
Wife
Greeks
Ancient history
Serpent (symbolism)
Art
Sirius
Queen (butterfly)
Literature
History
Theology
Philosophy
Stars
Astronomy
Physics
Hymenoptera
Botany
Biology

2021
Article

Open Access


pdf file