Sirius signified certain emanations which caused its malignant influence. Anyone suffering its effects was said to be "star-struck" (, "astrobólētos"). It was described as "burning" or "flaming" in literature. The season following the star's reappearance came to be known as the "dog days". The inhabitants of the island of Ceos in the Aegean Sea would offer sacrifices to Sirius and Zeus to bring cooling breezes, and would await the reappearance of the star in summer. If it rose clear, it would portend good fortune; if it was misty or faint then it foretold (or emanated) pestilence. Coins retrieved from the island
Summer Special: Pinocchio / Hot Summer Summer Special: Pinocchio / Hot Summer "Summer Special: Pinocchio / Hot Summer" is the first Japanese physical single by South Korean girl group f(x). The single was recorded in 2011 and released on July 22, 2015 by Avex Trax. A teaser video for the music video of Hot Summer was released on August 1, 2012, via Avex's official YouTube channel. The full video subsequently appeared online a few days later on August 5, 2012. The video is set in a desert, with pink and white star shaped props and pink cotton candy as clouds in the background. The video begins