Sirius
word:la:siriusLatin Sirius, from Greek Seirios, 'the scorcher / the glowing' — the brightest star in the sky, in Canis Major, the Dog Star. To the Egyptians it was Sopdet, whose dawn rising heralded the flooding of the Nile.
Latin Sirius, from Greek Seirios, 'the scorcher / the glowing' — the brightest star in the sky, in Canis Major, the Dog Star. To the Egyptians it was Sopdet, whose dawn rising heralded the flooding of the Nile.