Sah
Sah is a deity representing the constellation Orion. He is the husband of Sopdet and father of Sopdu. His relationship with Sopdet and Sopdu parallels Osiris's relations with Isis and Horus.
↻ synthesized from 5 sources
When
- First attested
- 3000 BCE
- Attested period
- -3000 – 300
- Historical notes
- Conflated with Osiris by the Ptolemaic period.
Relationships
- syncretized with
- Osiris
- parent of
- Sopdu, Horus-Sopdu
- consort of
- Sopdet, Isis-Sopdet
- co occurs with
- Osiris-Sah, Kolanthes, Irer, Sedjem, Igai, Ḥutchai, Qebui, Shehbui, Khenti-kheti, Petbe, Rem, Rekhyt, Sepa, Maga, Imsety, Kemwer, Khenti-Amentiu, Khesfu, Kneph, Mau, Nefer Hor, Nekheny, Pataikos, Sahekek, Sebeg, Sed, Sekhemus, Sepes, Septu, Seta-Ta, Setcheh, Setem, Sed, Ra, Isis, Bastet, Horus, Khensit, Mandulis, Sebiumeker, Serapis, Resheph, Nemty, Neferhotep, Jupiter Ammon, Kherty, Medjed, Nehebkau, Qebehsenuef, Ihy, Panebtawy, Ra-Horakhty, Kothar-wa-Khasis, Mehen, Shepsy, Iah, Shezmu, Nebnerou, Peteese, Pihor, Ruty, Shemanefer, Mnevis, Artemis (Diana)
Mentioned by
- Ra
- Isis
- Bastet
- Horus
- Khensit
- Mandulis
- Sebiumeker
- Serapis
- Resheph
- Nemty
- Neferhotep
- Jupiter Ammon
- Kherty
- Medjed
- Nehebkau
- Qebehsenuef
and 15 more
Sources
Source passages
“her husband Sah—the constellation Orion—and their son Sopdu parallels Isis's relations with Osiris and Horus.”
#23495 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“Sopdet is the consort of Sah, the personified constellation of Orion near Sirius. Their child Venus was the hawk god Sopdu, "Lord of the East". As the "bringer of the New Year and the Nile flood", she was associated with Osiris from an early date”
#23693 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Sah (sꜣḥ) was a god in Ancient Egyptian religion, representing a constellation that encompassed the stars in Orion and Lepus, as well as stars found in some neighbouring modern constellations.”
#24473 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“As a sky god, Sopdu was connected with the god Sah, the personification of the constellation Orion, and the goddess Sopdet, representing the star Sirius.”
#24662 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Sah – Personification of the constellation Orion”
#24904 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5