The dawn of astronomy; a study of the temple-worship and mythology of the ancient Egyptians (1894)
Lockyer, Joseph Norman,Sir,1836-1920 · London, Cassell · leaf 54
of the sun is represented by a god in a boat traversingthe sky from east to west. The goddess Nu-t is variouslysymbolised, D Sometimes there is a line of stars alono her 34 THE DA^Yy OF ASTRONOMY. [Chap. iii. back, which clearly defines her nature, but sometimes she isrepresented by a figure in… … THK RISING SUN HORUS BETWEEN IRIS AND NEPHTHYS. waters above being separated from the waters below thefirmament. It would seem that it was not very long before theEgyptians saw that the paths of the sun and stars above thehorizon were extremely unequal: in the case of the sun, atdifferent times of…
Astronomy, Egyptian · Temples · Sun worship
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