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
Ancient of Days Ancient of Days Ancient of Days is a name for God in the Book of Daniel: in the original Aramaic "atik yomin" ; in the Septuagint "palaios hemeron" (); and in the Vulgate "antiquus dierum". The title "Ancient of Days" has been used as a source of inspiration in art and music, denoting the creator's aspects of eternity combined with perfection. William Blake's watercolour and relief etching entitled "The Ancient of Days" is one such example. This term appears three times in the Book of Daniel (7:9, 13, 22), and is used in the sense of God being eternal. In