onia . ▁Can is ▁Minor ▁was ▁then ▁called ▁tar l ug all u ▁in ▁A kk ad ian ▁astronom y . ▁ ▁Can is ▁Minor ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁ 4 8 ▁const ell ations ▁form ulated ▁by ▁P to le my ▁in ▁his ▁second - century ▁Al mag est , ▁in ▁which ▁it ▁was ▁defined ▁as ▁a ▁specific ▁pattern ▁( aster ism ) ▁of ▁stars ; ▁P to le my ▁identified ▁only ▁two ▁stars ▁and ▁hence ▁no ▁dep iction ▁was ▁possible . ▁The ▁An cient ▁Gree ks ▁called ▁the ▁const ell ation ▁ π ρ ο κ υ ω ν / Pro cy on , ▁" coming ▁before ▁the ▁dog ", ▁transl iter ated ▁into ▁Latin ▁as ▁An te can is , ▁Pra ec an is , ▁or ▁variations ▁there of , ▁by ▁Cic ero ▁and ▁others . ▁Roman ▁writers ▁also ▁app ended ▁the ▁descript ors ▁par v us , ▁minor ▁or ▁minus cul us ▁(" small " ▁or ▁" less er ", ▁for ▁its ▁faint ness ), ▁sept entr ional is ▁(" nor ther ly ", ▁for ▁its ▁position ▁in ▁relation ▁to ▁Can is ▁Major ), ▁prim us ▁( ris ing ▁" first ") ▁or ▁sin ister ▁( ris ing ▁to ▁the ▁" left ") ▁to ▁its ▁name ▁Can is . ▁ ▁In ▁Greek ▁myth ology , ▁Can is ▁Minor ▁was ▁sometimes ▁connected ▁with ▁the ▁Te um ess ian ▁Fox , ▁a ▁be ast ▁turned ▁into ▁stone ▁with ▁its ▁h unter , ▁La el aps , ▁by ▁Ze us ,