,[[84]] were the offspring of Mehurit, and assumed the form of Hawks.[[85]] They were the inventors and patrons of all the arts and sciences, and they assisted Thoth in composition and in the measurement of the earth. See references in Brugsch’s article, Zeits., 1872, p. 6.
They are, I believe, to be identified, like the Seven Rishis of the later Sanskrit literature, with the seven stars of the Great Bear. In this conception the Polar star is represented by Thoth.
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