Divino e Stellato – the book

DIVINO e STELLATO is an illustrated journey into the astronomy of Ancient Egypt, weaving together myths, science, and celestial symbols. For the ancient Egyptians, the stars were not merely lights in the sky: they were divine dwellings, instruments of measurement, guides for rituals, and guardians of time. Through texts, hieroglyphs, images, and scientific comparisons, this book reveals how the heavens were an integral part of Egyptian culture—a lens through which to interpret both reality and the divine.

With a perspective that blends historical rigor and astronomical passion, Valerio Oss leads us through lunar calendars, stellar clocks, sacred orientations, and celestial words carved in stone. Readers will glimpse the sky through the eyes of the priest-astronomers of antiquity, grasp the symbolic meaning of the constellations, and rediscover how the bond between humanity and the cosmos is ancient, profound, and still strikingly relevant today.

This work interlaces ancient celestial visions with modern achievements in astrophysics, showing how the questions of the past still resonate in the present—among gravitational waves, supernovae, dying stars, dark energy, and the infinite expansion of the universe.