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Canicula (the Dog Star)

the Dog Star

also: Canicula, Dog Star, Sirius

Sirius, the Dog Star, whose heliacal rising marked high summer. Cicero notes that it rises at different dates in different latitudes, an argument against uniform astral influence on births.

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Aratea (Translation of Aratus' Phaenomena) philosophy · 1 mention
On Divination philosophy · 1 mention
On Fate philosophy · 3 mentions

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