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In overall power and importance, Sah is second only to [[Sopdet]] among the decans. He is featured extensively in the [[Pyramid Texts]] and Coffin Texts as the gatekeeper of the stairway to the night sky, the final path the deceased must follow before their soul joins the primordial gods as a shining star. The constellation that makes up the Sah group of decans is well known in Western astrology as Orion the Hunter. | In overall power and importance, Sah is second only to [[Sopdet]] among the decans. He is featured extensively in the [[Pyramid Texts]] and Coffin Texts as the gatekeeper of the stairway to the night sky, the final path the deceased must follow before their soul joins the primordial gods as a shining star. The constellation that makes up the Sah group of decans is well known in Western astrology as Orion the Hunter. | ||
His role as father of the gods is mentioned in Pyramid Text spell 273- 274: “A certificate is given to [the deceased] as a great power by Sah, the father of the gods.” | His role as father of the gods is mentioned in Pyramid Text spell 273- 274: “A certificate is given to [the deceased] as a great power by Sah, the father of the gods.” Sah was also a leader of the decans in his capacity as the consort of [[Sopdet]]. | ||
==Depiction== | ==Depiction== | ||