According to *NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC*, "To the Greeks and Romans, the 'dog days' occurred around the time Sirius appears to rise alongside the sun, in late July in the Northern Hemisphere. They believed *the heat from the two stars combined is what made these days the hottest of the year....". *Clearly this is August, but hey, close enough! --
Anne Taubes Warner [email protected]
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