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Wednesday, January 22nd, 2025
the Second Week after Epiphany
the Second Week after Epiphany
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Sothis
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
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the name given by the Egyptians to the dog star, or Sirius. Their year began with the rising of this star, and the coincidence of the latter phenomenon with the new moon marked the great sidereal or world year of 1461 civil years. So this was also, in Egyptian mythology, a designation of Isis, and the star Sirius was accordingly sacred to that divinity.
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Sothis'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/s/sothis.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Sothis'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/s/sothis.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
