136. The term "dog days of summer" was coined by the ancient Greeks and Romans to describe the hottest days of summer that coincided with the rising of the Dog Star, Sirius. 137. Alexander the Great is said to have founded and named a city Peritas, in memory of his dog. 138. In ...
Sirius (ancient Greek name)–“Glowing”; the brightest star in the night sky that’s also known as the “Dog Star” Stitch (Old English and Old Norse) –“Large, well-built man” or “haystack”; adorable alien “dog” in “Lilo & Stitch” Tarzan (English) –“White-skinned”; fict...
The term “dog days of summer” was coined by the ancient Greeks and Romans to describe the hottest days of summer that coincided with the rising of the Dog Star, Sirius.[3] Alexander the Great is said to have founded and named a city Peritas, in memory of his dog.[3] In ancient G...
Its approach was announced by the appearance of a certain star–SIRIUS. As soon as that star was seen above the horizon, they hastened to remove their flocks to the higher ground, and abandoned the lower pastures to the fertilizing influence of the stream. They hailed it as their guard and...
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Sirius in the past. Thus, Tistrya was called "aurusha", what can be translated either as "white", or as "red". In Egyptian hieroglyphic writing, Sirius was depicted as a red triangle with a small semicircle and a five-pointed star near it . The Babylonians referenced to the star as...