Sothis
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Origin of Sothis
< Greek Sṓthis < Egyptian spdt
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After this, according to some authorities, began the period of human rulers; others allotted four Sothis periods, i. e.
From The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) by Duncker, Max
Page 475—Sotis amended to Sothis—"Rise, as radiant as Isis, rise as Sothis rises ..."
From The Pharaoh and the Priest An Historical Novel of Ancient Egypt by Glovatski, Alexander
The more precise fixing of new year's day was accomplished through observation of the time of the so-called heliacal rising of the dog-star, Sirius, which bore the Egyptian name Sothis.
From A History of Science — Volume 1 by Williams, Edward Huntington
The Egyptians worshipped the star as Sothis, and it was believed to be the abode of the soul of Isis.
From The Astronomy of Milton's 'Paradise Lost' by Orchard, Thomas Nathaniel
To the gods and demigods Manetho allows twelve Sothis periods, i. e. 17,520 Julian years.
From The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) by Duncker, Max
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