Dog days Dog days The dog days or are the hot, sultry days of summer. They were historically the period following the heliacal rising of the star system Sirius, which Greek and Roman astrology connected with heat, drought, sudden thunderstorms, lethargy, fever, mad dogs, and bad luck. They are now taken to be the hottest, most uncomfortable part of summer in the Northern Hemisphere. The English name is a calque of the Latin "" (."the puppy days"), itself a calque of the Greek "kynádes hēmérai" (, "dog days"). The Greeks knew the star α Canis Majoris by several names, including Sirius (,
Ancient of Days Father] bestowing rulership upon the Son of Man [God the Son, Jesus] , a separate entity. Among ancient Christian pseudepigrapha, one Book of Enoch states that he who is called “Son of man,” who existed before the worlds were, is seen by Enoch in company with the “Ancient of Days” In The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the title "Ancient of Days" belongs to Adam, the oldest and earliest man, who is also identified with the archangel Michael. Ancient of Days Ancient of Days is a name for God in the Book of Daniel: in the original Aramaic