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== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_61240" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_61240" /> == | ||
<p> a name which occurs in both mythology and astronomy — the dog which stands near [[Orion]] in the skies, and which belonged either to that hero, to Cephalus, to Isis, or to Erigone; the dog star. </p> | <p> a name which occurs in both mythology and astronomy '''''—''''' the dog which stands near [[Orion]] in the skies, and which belonged either to that hero, to Cephalus, to Isis, or to Erigone; the dog star. </p> | ||
==References == | ==References == |
Latest revision as of 17:10, 15 October 2021
Webster's Dictionary [1]
(n.) The Dog Star. See Dog Star.
The Nuttall Encyclopedia [2]
he brightest star in the heavens, one of the stars of the Southern constellation of Canis Major ; is calculated to have a bulk three times that of the sun, and to give 70 times as much light. See Dog-Days .
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [3]
a name which occurs in both mythology and astronomy — the dog which stands near Orion in the skies, and which belonged either to that hero, to Cephalus, to Isis, or to Erigone; the dog star.