In Egyptian mythology, Sopdet was the goddess of fertility, associated with the star, Sirius. When Sirius appeared in the sky in July, the Nile River began flooding and so the ancient Egyptians naturally connected the two. She was later merged with Isis. In Greece she was known as Sothis.
As early as the 1st dynasty, Sopdet was called "the bringer of the New Year and the Nile flood." She was depicted as a human woman with a star on her head.
Sopdet was the consort of Sah (the constellation Orion) and her son was Soped.
In this form, Sopdet was one of the gods of the four corners of the earth and of the eastern frontier.
As early as the 1st dynasty, Sopdet was called "the bringer of the New Year and the Nileflood." She was depicted as a human woman with a star on her head.
Sopdet was the consort of Sah (the constellation Orion) and her son was Soped.
In this form, Sopdet was one of the gods of the four corners of the earth and of the eastern frontier.
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