单词 | Sothis |
例句 | Sirius represented the dog-of-the-heavens, Sothis, who judged the dead, so that it was perfectly rational to devote the pyramids, considered as tombs, to the star Sirius.” The Age of Anxiety, 1963 2013-03-03T15:45:00.200Z With regard to the reign of Rameses II., he refers to the festival of the Sothis period which was celebrated in the thirtieth year of his reign. The Old Testament In the Light of The Historical Records and Legends of Assyria and Babylonia 2012-02-02T03:04:35.567Z It seems that the priests comprised the whole duration of the world in twenty-five Sothis periods, i. e. in 36,525 Egyptian years. The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z It was the star of Sept or Sothis, and, according to one myth, was identified with the goddess Hathor—the Aphrodite of the Greeks. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" The Egyptians worshipped the star as Sothis, and it was believed to be the abode of the soul of Isis. The Astronomy of Milton's 'Paradise Lost' The legs of Sothis are stablished, and I am born in their state of rest.” Egyptian Literature Comprising Egyptian tales, hymns, litanies, invocations, the Book of the Dead, and cuneiform writings Sothis, the Dog Star, fixed the beginning of the Egyptian New Year, 467-m. Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry The history of Egypt must comprise a definite number of Sothis periods. The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z Either the calendar did not originate in Egypt, or it was introduced in 2780 B.C., when again the heliacal rising Sothis fell on the first of Thoth. The Egyptian Conception of Immortality Did not women paint those pictures of Isis—goddess of Sothis—that are like precursors of the pictures of the Immaculate Conception? Women in the fine arts, from the Seventh Century B.C. to the Twentieth Century A.D. 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. The Golden Bough The more precise fixing of new year's day was accomplished through observation of the time of the so-called heliacal rising of the dog-star, Sirius, which bore the Egyptian name Sothis. A History of Science — Volume 1 Before the Sothis period of the kings, the gods had ruled over Egypt, to whom, therefore, a number of Sothis cycles, naturally more extensive than those given to the rule of men, was allotted. The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z After this, according to some authorities, began the period of human rulers; others allotted four Sothis periods, i. e. The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z Then followed, beginning like the rest with the beginning of a Sothis period, the rule of human kings. The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z Thus to the Egyptians this star Sothis was "the Lady of the Beginning." The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z This period, measured thus by the heliacal rising of Sothis, is spoken of as the Sothic cycle. A History of Science — Volume 1 The seven great gods were followed by the twelve gods of the second rank, Thoth, Anubis, Chunsu, &c., in reigns of gradually diminishing length through a certain number of Sothis periods. The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z |
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