Sothis

[ soh-this ]

noun

1. the name for the star Sirius, the Dog Star, given by the ancient Egyptians.

Sothis

/ ˈsəʊθɪs /

noun

1. See Sirius
   another name for Sirius

Other Words From

• So·thic [soh, -thik, soth, -ik], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of Sothis¹

< Greek Sṓthis < Egyptian spdt

Word History and Origins

Origin of Sothis¹

Greek; see Sothic

Example Sentences

This period, measured thus by the heliacal rising of Sothis, is spoken of as the Sothic cycle.

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The Egyptians worshipped the star as Sothis, and it was believed to be the abode of the soul of Isis.

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Hence the priests of Lower Egypt commenced the reign of the seven great gods with the beginning of a Sothis period.

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Then followed, beginning like the rest with the beginning of a Sothis period, the rule of human kings.

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The beginning of the inundation of the Nile was marked by the rising of the star Sothis or Sirius.

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