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“A star that keenest
of all blazes
with a searing flame
and him men call
Seirios. When he rises
with Helios (the Sun),
no longer do the
trees deceive him
by the feeble
freshness of
their leaves.
For easily with
his keen glance
he pierces their ranks,
and to some
he gives strength
but of others
he blights
the bark utterly.
Of him too
at his setting
are we aware.β
β Aratus, Phaenomena 328 ff (trans. Mair) (Greek astronomical poem C3rd B.C.)
For the Egyptians the rising of Sirius was essential, marking the inundation of the Nile and the start of a new year. The Fire Star is one of the stars in the Babylonian A Prayer to Gods of the Night (circa 1700 BC)
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A very refreshing musing was shared in the link below:
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http://www.patheos.com/blogs/adamantinemuse/2016/07/hekate-isis-and-the-dog-star-sirius-welcome-to-the-dog-days/
πRecently unearthed in Egypt π€
Mehjabin, your poetry is just amazing and has that hidden depth of feeling which pulls the reader into the piece making them surrender to every word you have written.
You are in my eyes a great writer with a great deal more to say.
I will keep in touch.
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Oh thank you, mostly I get misunderstood though, I mean I imagine that’s what I think I said. π
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