But Sirius, known as the “dog star” to the ancient Greeks ... to the Egyptians — wasn’t viewed as a destructive force in ancient Egypt, per the Old Farmer’s Almanac.

In the depiction, Orion represents the constellation of the same name, while Sothis represents Sirius, a star which was invisible in the night sky in ancient Egypt for 70 days of the year before ...

Sirius has been the shiniest star in the sky for a long, long time. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Sirius, also known as ...

"Civilizations as far back as the Dogon tribe of Africa, Sumer, and Ancient Egypt tracked the Sirius star system across the sky," ascension guide and intuitive healer Laura Brown tells Bustle.

The ancient Egyptians chose to use the bright star Sirius as a model and selected other ... resulting in the coffin tables we can see in museums in Egypt and elsewhere. It is, therefore, possible ...

Well, every story needs its star, and this story’s star is Sirius ... that its conjunction with the sun added to the heat. In Egypt, Sirius also coincided with the Nile River’s flood season ...

To see this bright star, look towards the southeast ... Greeks and Romans interpreted the appearance of Sirius differently. In ancient Egypt, the Nile River flooded each year, which brought ...

This is Sirius, the brightest star in the night sky. Long known as the Dog Star, it’s the leading light of the constellation Canis Major, the Great Dog, which loyally follows the great hunter ...