transforms himself into a grub. When the women dig him out, he changes into a giant and carries her off. The Kulin people know Canopus as Lo-an-tuka. Objects in the sky are also associated with states of being for some tribes; the Wailwun of northern New South Wales know Canopus as Wumba "deaf", alongside Mars as Gumba "fat" and Venus as Ngindigindoer "you are laughing". Tasmanian aboriginal lore holds that Canopus is Dromerdene, the brother of Moinee; the two fought and fell out of the sky, with Dromerdene falling into Louisa Bay in southwest Tasmania. Legacy Canopus appears on the flag of Brazil, symbolising the state of Goiás. Two U.S. Navy submarine tenders have been named after Canopus, the first serving from 1922 to 1942 and the second serving from 1965 to 1994. The Royal Navy built nine Canopus-class ships of the line in the early 19th century, and six s which entered services between 1899 and 1902. There are at least two mountains named after the star: Mount Canopus in Antarctica; and Mount Canopus or Canopus Hill in Tasmania, the location of the Canopus Hill astronomical observatory. See also List of most luminous stars Canopus in fiction References Bibliography Carinae, Alpha Carina (constellation) A-type bright giants 045348 030438 2326 Stars named from the Ancient Greek language Durchmusterung objects