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Osiris-Orion, 650 BC

Osiris-Orion travels across the sky on the sacred boat (stars of Lepus). Image based on a star map in the tomb of Montemhet at Luxor, circa 650 BC. The stars of Orion were associated with Osiris, the sun-god of rebirth and afterlife, by the ancient Egyptians.
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Osiris-Orion, 650 BC
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Osiris-Orion travels across the sky on the sacred boat (stars of Lepus). Image based on a star map in the tomb of Montemhet at Luxor, circa 650 BC. The stars of Orion were associated with Osiris, the sun-god of rebirth and afterlife, by the ancient Egyptians.
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Album / Science Source / NYPL
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Image size:
3600 x 4349 px | 44.8 MB
Print size:
30.5 x 36.8 cm | 12.0 x 14.5 in (300 dpi)
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