Sothis

American  

[soh-this] / ˈsoʊ θɪs /

noun

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

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Sothis British  

/ ˈsəʊθɪs /

noun

1. another name for Sirius

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Other Word Forms

• Sothic adjective

Etymology

Origin of Sothis

< Greek Sṓthis < Egyptian spdt

Example Sentences

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

Sothic, sō′thik, adj. of or pertaining to the dog-star Sothis or Sirius.—Sothic cycle, or period, a period of 1460 years; Sothic year, the ancient Egyptian fixed year, according to the heliacal rising of Sirius.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various

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 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 Egyptians called it Sothis, and regarded it as the star of Isis, just as the Babylonians deemed the planet Venus the star of Astarte.

From The Golden Bough by Frazer, James George, Sir