Wednesday, May 16, 2007

Sepdet (Egyptian)

Sepdet (Greek: Sothis)

The goddess of the dog-star, Sirius, sometimes fused with Auset. She was the symbol of prosperity and renewal, since her rising just before dawn around August 1, after a 72-day absence from the sky, heralded the annual life-giving flood of the Nile and the start of the new year. Her symbol is the crown and the star.

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  1. I copied this post to constellation (http://constellationzang.blogspot.com/2010/05/deities-sepdet-egyptian.html)

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