Sothis

[ soh-this ]

noun

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

Sothis

/ ˈsəʊθɪs /

noun

1. 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

Nintendo also hinted at the larger story for the game: the player character will periodically have visions from a mysterious figure named Sothis.

From The Verge

Sirius represented the dog-of-the-heavens, Sothis, who judged the dead, so that it was perfectly rational to devote the pyramids, considered as tombs, to the star Sirius.”

From Scientific American

With regard to the reign of Rameses II., he refers to the festival of the Sothis period which was celebrated in the thirtieth year of his reign.

From Project Gutenberg

It seems that the priests comprised the whole duration of the world in twenty-five Sothis periods, i. e. in 36,525 Egyptian years.

From Project Gutenberg

It was the star of Sept or Sothis, and, according to one myth, was identified with the goddess Hathor—the Aphrodite of the Greeks.

From Project Gutenberg