page_title: Sopdet
hierarchical_section_title: Sopdet
caption_attribution_description: M 42, Monoceros, Orion, NGC 1976, Messier 42, Canis Major, Canis Minor, Cone Nebula, NGC 2264
context_page_description: Sopdet is the ancient Egyptian name of the star Sirius and its personification as an Egyptian goddess. Known to the Greeks as Sothis, she was conflated with Isis as a goddess and Anubis as a god.
context_section_description: Sopdet is the ancient Egyptian name of the star Sirius and its personification as an Egyptian goddess. Known to the Greeks as Sothis, she was conflated with Isis as a goddess and Anubis as a god.
caption: Sirius (bottom) and Orion (right). Together, the three brightest stars of the northern winter sky—Sirius, Betelgeuse (top right), and Procyon (top left)—can also be understood as forming the Winter Triangle.
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