entity_periods: ENT_EGY_RERET, PER_EGY_OLD_KINGDOM

Period assignments linking entities to the historical periods when they are attested. An entity may span multiple periods. All Greek entities are assigned; Egyptian tradition is fully covered; total coverage exceeds 70%.

Data license: MIT · Data source: jebboone/deitydb

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entity_id	period_id	confidence	rationale	source_id	review_status
ENT_EGY_RERET	PER_EGY_OLD_KINGDOM	high	Reret ("the Sow") is an Old Kingdom hippopotamus goddess; she is associated with the constellation the Egyptians called "the Hippopotamus" (corresponding to Draco in modern astronomy); attested in Old Kingdom astronomical ceiling texts and protective amulet traditions; the hippopotamus as a protective deity figure is among the oldest Egyptian theological forms	SRC_WILKINSON_EGYPTIAN_GODS	reviewed