Sothis

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To the gods and demigods Manetho allows twelve Sothis periods, i. e. 17,520 Julian years.

From The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) by Duncker, Max

After this, according to some authorities, began the period of human rulers; others allotted four Sothis periods, i. e.

From The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) by Duncker, Max

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.

From The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) by Duncker, Max

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.

From The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) by Duncker, Max

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.

From The Golden Bough by Frazer, James George, Sir