Saturday, April 27, 2013

TOW (& Answer)...

Book Jacket for: The complete gods and goddesses of ancient EgyptThe god Sah was a personification of the constellation of Orion worshipped by ancient Egyptians.  Sah is mentioned in the Pyramid Texts where he is called the “father of the gods”.  Sah is sometimes pictured as a god surrounded by stars who sails across the sky in a papyrus skiff.   

The question (& answer) were found on page 127 of The Complete Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Egypt by Richard H. Wilkinson.  The book was published by Thames & Hudson in 2003.