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Sothis
[ soh-this ]
noun
- the name for the star Sirius, the Dog Star, given by the ancient Egyptians.
Sothis
/ ˈsəʊθɪs /
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Other Words From
- So·thic [soh, -thik, soth, -ik], adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Sothis1
< Greek Sṓthis < Egyptian spdt
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Sothis1
Greek; see Sothic
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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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