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Canicula (the Dog Star, Sirius)

the Dog Star

also: Caniculae, ortum Caniculae, Sirius

The star Sirius, whose annual rising the people of Ceos watched to forecast a healthful or pestilent year by its brightness or dimness (De Divinatione 1.130).

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