Name Dog days

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in addition following orion night sky, dog star sirius can located in heavens following line created prominent asterism orion s belt.


the english name calque of latin dies caniculares (lit.  puppy days ), calque of greek kynádes hēmérai (κυνάδες ἡμέραι, dog days ). greeks knew star α canis majoris several names, including sirius (Σείριος, seírios, scorcher ), sothis (Σῶθις, sôthis, transcription of egyptian spdt), , dog star (Κῠ́ων, kúōn). last name reflects way sirius follows constellation orion night sky.








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