Father of the Gods: Sah

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Sah: The Father of the Gods
 Sah was a god worshipped within the Egyptian Empire which embodied all the stars in the sky and was known as the father to the gods. Not much is known of this god as hieroglyphic messages are yet to have been fully decoded in terms of the stories of Sah. 

This god had a consort named Sopdet, who lives in the Greek constellation of Orion. Sah and Sopdet are known in a famous translated passage, which states that deceased kings and pharaohs enter the sky "In the name of Sopdet" after serving for "a season on earth and a season in the sky" referencing that a death does not equal the end of service by the rulers of Egypt. Sah was often depicted rowing the boat across the skies to aid kings who died in battle to reach the afterlife.

Sah was often used to depict the star Sirius, known as the brightest star in the sky and was often mistaken and worshipped as a cow goddess in some Greco-Egyptian areas. This caused Sah to link with Isis, the dog-like god, and by the end of the Egyptian Empire the two's stories were confused and intertwined.

Areas of Egypt are still being explored and excavated, and hopefully there will one day be more information on the influential god Sah.

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