Sopdet
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Sopdet is the ancient Egyptian name of the star Sirius and its personification as an Egyptian goddess. Known to the Greeks as Sothis, she was conflated with Isis as a goddess and Anubis as a god.
"Sothis" redirects here. For the star, see Sirius. For the Fire Emblem character, see Sothis (Fire Emblem).
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Sopdet | |||||
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Name in hieroglyphs | |||||
Symbol | Sirius; dog (Ptolemaic/Roman) | ||||
Consort | Sah (Orion); Osiris | ||||
Offspring | Sopdu (Venus); Horus |
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