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 ...
The Nandowepia Indians also eat dog’s flesh as an article of luxury, and not from any want or scarcity of other animal food; for they have the bear, buffalo, elk, deer, beaver, and racoon. Professor Keating, in his interesting work on the expedition to Peter’s River, states that ...
Principal stars are:Sirius -The Dog Star(Alpha Canis Majoris), magnitude -1.47; a binary star. The companion, Sirius B is a white dwarf, magnitude 8.5, too faint to be easily seen in the glare of Sirius;Adhara(Epsilon Canis Majoris), magnitude 1.5;Wezen(Delta Canis Majoris), magnitude 1....
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...
sacharovi), begin in June, intensifying in late July through August and September; hence, malaria was anciently associated with the rise of Sirius, the Dog Star. Malaria does not kill quickly, even as a primary infection, and additional secondary or comorbid infections further promote lagging ...