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| God Sopdu |
God Sopdu was an ancient Egyptian god and the star knew to the Greeks as Sirius, Sothis, or the Dogstar, Alpha Canis Majoris. The show of Sopdu signaled the beginning of Akhet, the Season of torrent of the Nile. Sopdu was as well a divinity of the eastern desert and the deity of the four boxes of the earth, with Horus, Set, and Thoth. When connected with Horus, the deity was the Sharp Horus. The star was sometimes presented in a light form and then was assorted with the goddess Hathor. His consort was Sopdet.
The name of God Sopdu meant to ready, and he was described by a zodiacal light on a tall cone. He likely was east in origin and was varied into the husband of Sah (Orion). Sopdu was noted in the pyramid texts. The divinity was also described on an
Abydos bone tablet, had by
Djer of the
First Dynasty (2920-2770 B.C.E.).
