Sothis and Isis

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. A Hellenic bust of Sopdet, syncretized with Isis and Demeter Her name usually appears as Sopdet (Ancient Egyptian: Spdt,[3] lit. “Triangle” or “Sharp One”) after the known Greek and Latin form Sothis (Greek: Σῶθις, Sō̂this) History The engravings on the ivory tablet formerly Read more about Sothis and Isis[…]