HAPPY BIRTHDAY NEPHTHYS!!!!
Seems this whole week is all about the Golden Aged Gods/Goddesses which changed the face of Egypt forever. This one happens to be about the sister of Isis, and often her companion Nepthys. Her name translated to the mistress of the house and at times she was considered the darker half of Isis but not in any negative way. Being the friend of the dead, she was seen standing behind Osiris along with Isis when he began to rule the Underworld.
The ancient Egyptians used special constellations, the decans, to divide their year into 36 parts. They rose at particular hours of the night during 36 successive periods of 10 days each, constituting the year. A decan indicated the one and same hour during 10 days. Each specific decan rose above the eastern horizon at dawn for an annual period of 10 days. As the stars rise 4 minutes later night by night a given decan was replaced after 10 day by its predecessor to mark a given hour. The earliest Egyptian calendars indicate that the 5 epagomenal days were not regarded as belonging to the year.
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