Where is Canis?

Canis major is the starry sky in winter.

It is one of the 88 constellations in the whole day, located in the southern sky, and one of the 48 constellations defined by Ptolemy. Canine constellation is one of the most striking constellations in the southern sky on winter nights. The whole constellation looks like a hound, and swiftly pounces on the rabbits in the west.

Sirius is the main star of Canis Canis, the first bright star behind the sun from the earth, and one of the closest stars to the sun (about 8.6 light years). The original meaning of its name is "burnt", because the summer heat comes after sunrise. The ancient Greeks called summer "dog day", because only dogs would run out like crazy in such hot weather, so this star was also called "dog star". Therefore, this constellation is named Canis major.

Introduction to Canis major.

This big dog named Lailapus is said to be able to catch all the prey in the world. It used to have countless owners. One is Procris, the daughter of the Athenian emperor Eric theseus and the wife of fallows. Later, fallows sent the dog to the outskirts of Thebes, where there lived a fox that would never be caught. In order to solve this specious thing, Zeus turned them into stones and lifted Lailapus to the sky.

Legend has it that Cyrus is the beloved hound of hunter Horion, who has been accompanying the hunter. Later, He Lian died of manslaughter of his wife, themis, the moon god. His dog is sad, too. It didn't eat all day, just cried sadly, and finally starved to death in its master's house. In order to reward its loyalty, Zeus lifted it to the sky and turned it into Canis major. Today, the hound still follows its master and bravely grabs the rabbit.

The above contents refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Dogs.