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Describing the book's setting in the first week of August, the prologue speaks of "strange and breathless days, the dog days, when people are led to do things they are sure to be sorry for after".
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2007:"Lumet's 'Dog Day Afternoon': Hot Crime, Summer in the City"
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212:). The last name reflects the way Sirius follows the
1021:"Dog-day" promotions are also a common feature in
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2529:, reprinted in 1914 as Vol. XLVII, Pt. 4, of the
2155:, London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, & Brown
697:. They were removed from the prayer books at the
561:during July and August, and advises feeding them
447:μαχλόταται δὲ γυναῖκες, ἀφαυρότατοι δέ τοι ἄνδρες
16:Hottest part of summer in the Northern Hemisphere
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1685:"Markets: Dog Days of Summer for Stock Trading"
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401:Ζηνὸς ἐρισθενέος, μετὰ δὲ τρέπεται βρότεος χρὼς
321:καί τε φέρει πολλὸν πυρετὸν δειλοῖσι βροτοῖσιν:
2209:"Proverbs Relating to Months, Weeks, and Days"
1006:is also the title of a 2012 opera by composer
450:εἰσίν, ἐπεὶ κεφαλὴν καὶ γούνατα Σείριος ἄζει,
408:ἔρχεται ἠμάτιος, πλεῖον δέ τε νυκτὸς ἐπαυρεῖ:
356:Achilles' bronze gleamed like this as he ran.
332:A single point of light on Troy's dusty plain.
315:φαίνονται πολλοῖσι μετ᾽ ἀστράσι νυκτὸς ἀμολγῷ,
48:(known colloquially as the "Dog Star"), which
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412:ὕλη, φύλλα δ᾽ ἔραζε χέει, πτόρθοιό τε λήγει:
404:πολλὸν ἐλαφρότερος: δὴ γὰρ τότε Σείριος ἀστὴρ
330:Priam saw him first, with his old man's eyes,
311:παμφαίνονθ᾽ ὥς τ᾽ ἀστέρ᾽ ἐπεσσύμενον πεδίοιο,
309:τὸν δ᾽ ὃ γέρων Πρίαμος πρῶτος ἴδεν ὀφθαλμοῖσι
8:
2237:, Berkeley: University of California Press,
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442:πυκνὸν ὑπὸ πτερύγων, θέρεος καματώδεος ὥρῃ,
323:ὣς τοῦ χαλκὸς ἔλαμπε περὶ στήθεσσι θέοντος.
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444:τῆμος πιόταταί τ᾽ αἶγες καὶ οἶνος ἄριστος,
438:ἦμος δὲ σκόλυμός τ᾽ ἀνθεῖ καὶ ἠχέτα τέττιξ
313:ὅς ῥά τ᾽ ὀπώρης εἶσιν, ἀρίζηλοι δέ οἱ αὐγαὶ
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2289:Sirius: Brightest Diamond in the Night Sky
2109:(1930), Hardie, R.P.; et al. (eds.),
1638:: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (
703:British adoption of the Gregorian calendar
414:τῆμος ἄρ᾽ ὑλοτομεῖν μεμνημένος ὥρια ἔργα.
398:καύματος ἰδαλίμου, μετοπωρινὸν ὀμβρήσαντος
348:Of all, but an evil portent, bringing heat
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1854:Duodecim; Laaketieteellinen Aikakauskirja
1813:Tukiainen, E.; et al. (March 2009),
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974:'s 2013 "Dog Days"; as well as the album
410:τῆμος ἀδηκτοτάτη πέλεται τμηθεῖσα σιδήρῳ
335:Sirius rises late in the dark, liquid sky
2098:Greek Lyric: An Anthology in Translation
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875:'s 1903 short story "The Bar Sinister",
851:mentioned above, the dog days appear in
406:βαιὸν ὑπὲρ κεφαλῆς κηριτρεφέων ἀνθρώπων
239:to take note of it around the world. In
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2337:An Uncommon History of Common Things
2027:Bradshaw, Peter (17 November 2001),
1871:this abstract in Finnish and English
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452:αὐαλέος δέ τε χρὼς ὑπὸ καύματος...
344:Orion's Dog they call it, brightest
247:became known as a precursor to the
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2164:The Religious Life of Ancient Rome
2119:, Vol. II, Oxford: Clarendon Press
1727:, London: Edward Whytchurche, 1552
460:and the skin is dry through heat.
396:ἦμος δὴ λήγει μένος ὀξέος ἠελίοιο
255:and was worshipped as the goddess
14:
2443:, Chicago: Chicago Review Press,
2370:, Bk. 2, New York: Amulet Books,
2291:, Berlin: Springer Praxis Books,
2176:Anglo-Saxon Prognostics, 900–1100
2048:Barrett, Pete (9 December 2008),
1819:The Journal of Hospital Infection
1176:, Oxford: Oxford University Press
1153:, Oxford: Oxford University Press
638:We hope for better times in vain.
102:into the night sky, the Dog Star
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2005:Hoberman, J. (15 October 2015).
1094:Naming Queens in Glenmacnass...
918:is also the title of a Japanese
568:The period has long featured in
557:notes an increase in attacks by
368:). Writing about the same time,
352:And fevers to suffering humanity
2161:Carter, Jesse Benedict (1911),
1748:, London: Richard Grafton, 1559
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339:On summer nights, star of stars
2274:The Homeric Hymns and Homerica
2205:Dunwoody, Henry Harrison Chase
1683:Strumpf, Dan (1 August 2014),
1014:, based on the short story by
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2548:The dictionary definition of
2469:University of Toronto Library
2459:Synge, Edmund John Millington
2344:: National Geographic Books,
980:by the US southern rock band
636:But when accompanied by rain,
2475:Townsend, George H. (1862),
2225:: Government Printing Office
2198:, London: Chapman & Hall
2167:, New York: Houghton Mifflin
2096:(1996), Miller, A.M. (ed.),
945:Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days
828:as Jørgen the Dog-Day King (
387:dried out by the August heat
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36:are the hot, sultry days of
2437:Staudohar, Paul D. (2007),
1740:"The Table and Kalendar..."
1719:"The Table and Kalendar..."
879:'s 1909 poem "Queens", and
708:Many modern sources in the
699:restoration of the monarchy
667:(the "Little Dog Star") in
281:, probably composed in the
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2431:: Harvard University Press
2427:, Loeb Classical Library,
2281:: Harvard University Press
1831:10.1016/j.jhin.2008.11.010
1745:The Boke of Common Praier…
1724:The Boke of Common Prayer…
1092:Seven dog-days we let pass
984:; in the title track from
834:Jörundur hundadagakonungur
812:of dogs celebrated by the
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2319:, Indianapolis: Hackett,
2231:Edwards, Anthony (2004),
2194:Dickens, Charles (1843),
2125:Babbitt, Natalie (1975),
2078:, Oneworld Publications,
1628:, New York, 7 August 1904
1174:Oxford English Dictionary
1151:Oxford English Dictionary
808:, the legendary medieval
632:Dog days bright and clear
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98:In addition to following
21:Dog Days (disambiguation)
2287:Holberg, Jay B. (2007),
2131:, New York: Scholastic,
964:Florence and the Machine
796:'s 1917 illustration of
576:counseled that purging (
2488:Vergilius Maro, Publius
2412:, London: Ihon Kyngston
1689:The Wall Street Journal
1506:Hardie & al. (1930)
759:in about 10,000 years.
746:Although Sirius is the
468:About a century later,
245:return to the night sky
2508:, London: Jacob Tonson
2463:Poems and Translations
2419:Seneca, Lucius Annaeus
2406:Moore, Philip (1564),
2385:McHugh, Susan (2004),
2117:The Works of Aristotle
1915:, Act I, Sc. i, l. 34.
1494:, Bk. XIII, ll. 253 ff
1231:Kelly & al. (2009)
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982:Atlanta Rhythm Section
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50:Hellenistic astrology
2573:History of astrology
2520:The Duchess of Malfi
2440:The Best Dog Stories
2391:, London: Reaktion,
2368:Diary of a Wimpy Kid
2255:Old Farmer's Almanac
2219:Signal Service Notes
2146:Brady, John (1813),
1788:"The Dog Days Begin"
1669:Recorded in 1883 by
1410:, Bk. II, ll. 518 ff
1402:Apollonius of Rhodes
950:In music, there are
907:Diary of a Wimpy Kid
858:The Duchess of Malfi
804:It is possible that
739:), as seen from the
219:into the night sky.
2505:The Works of Virgil
2478:The Manual of Dates
2467:, excerpted by the
2262:: Yankee Publishing
2149:Clavis Calendaria,
2094:Alcaeus of Mytilene
1486:Nonnus of Panopolis
1432:Oxyrhynchus Papyrus
1326:Evelyn-White (1914)
1310:Evelyn-White (1914)
1260:Bk. XXII, ll. 33–37
688:Anglo-Saxon England
677:Southern Hemisphere
572:. The 1564 English
383:Trees and grass on
289:'s approach toward
237:ancient astronomers
231:proper star in the
82:Northern Hemisphere
44:of the star system
2409:The Hope of Health
2012:The New York Times
1702:Chardonnens (2007)
1445:Diodorus of Sicily
841:western literature
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785:In popular culture
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2465:, Dublin: Dundrum
2450:978-1-55652-667-1
2377:978-0-8109-8391-5
2311:Lombardo, Stanley
2196:A Christmas Carol
2186:978-90-04-15829-0
2179:, Leiden: Brill,
2085:978-0-901720-31-3
1799:For details, see
1384:The Theoi Project
1377:Atsma, Aaron J.,
1290:For details, see
972:Within Temptation
968:Dog Days Are Over
928:Dog Day Afternoon
891:children's novels
868:A Christmas Carol
843:, apart from the
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1330:ll. 582–588
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1277:, pp.
1168:"Dog Star,
931:(1975) and
849:Roman works
820:adventurer
772:Gulf Stream
669:Canis Minor
661:Canis Major
612:Even after
488:priests of
265:Greek poets
183:), Sothis (
2562:Categories
2342:Washington
2223:Washington
2221:, No. IX,
2029:"Dog Days"
1979:, p.
1939:, p.
1895:2 December
1769:"Dog-days"
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1656:, p.
1610:, p.
1554:, p.
1491:Dionysiaca
1145:"dog day,
1124:References
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873:R.H. Davis
806:Saint Roch
622:proverbial
76:, and bad
2429:Cambridge
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2279:Cambridge
2107:Aristotle
1801:Astrology
1525:Harley MS
1379:"Seirios"
1363:Phenomena
1346:Frag. 357
1040:Star lore
966:'s 2009 "
962:in 1995;
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925:In film,
830:Icelandic
748:brightest
695:liturgies
614:astrology
502:evolution
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494:Aristaeus
479:Phenomena
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229:brightest
90:Etymology
60:, sudden
2551:dog days
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2364:Dog Days
2362:(2009),
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1671:Dunwoody
1634:citation
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1029:See also
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1003:Dog Days
996:Bon Iver
991:Evermore
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915:Dog Days
910:series.
901:Dog Days
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582:vomiting
532:Georgics
287:Achilles
195:Egyptian
108:asterism
74:mad dogs
66:lethargy
28:dog days
2533:series.
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2151:Vol. II
2112:Physica
1467:Hyginus
1465:Pseudo-
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826:Iceland
800:'s poem
779:Finland
775:current
768:Calgary
692:English
665:Procyon
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507:Physics
504:in his
470:Alcaeus
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223:History
181:Seírios
176:Σείριος
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731:) and
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366:Julian
299:Sirius
295:Hector
261:Greece
257:Sopdet
243:, its
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171:Sirius
152:calque
119:calque
104:Sirius
46:Sirius
38:summer
2498:, in
2494:Bk II
2307:Homer
1527:647,
1427:Aetia
1046:Notes
920:anime
845:Greek
798:Synge
729:right
725:Orion
586:Sunne
549:Pliny
385:Crete
278:Iliad
273:Homer
271:. In
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241:Egypt
217:Orion
205:Κῠ́ων
186:Σῶθις
143:puppy
123:Latin
100:Orion
70:fever
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