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Name inhieroglyphs |
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Symbol | star | |||||
Consort | Sopdet (starSirius) | |||||
Offspring | Sopdu |
Sah (sꜣḥ) was agod inAncient Egyptian religion, representing a constellation that encompassed the stars inOrion andLepus,[1] as well as stars found in some neighbouring modern constellations.[2][3]
His consort wasSopdet known by the ancient Greek name as Sothis,[4] the goddess of the starSirius. Sah came to be associated with a more important deity,Osiris, and Sopdet with Osiris's consortIsis.[5]
Sah was frequently mentioned as "the Father of Gods" in theOld KingdomPyramid Texts. Thepharaoh was thought to travel toOrion after his death.[5]