▁Mir z am , ▁now ▁assigned ▁to ▁Or ion , ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁both ▁Can is ▁Minor — the ▁col lar ▁of ▁the ▁dog — and ▁its ▁modern ▁home . ▁The ▁Arab ic ▁names ▁for ▁both ▁Pro cy on ▁and ▁G ome isa ▁all ud ed ▁to ▁their ▁proxim ity ▁and ▁res embl ance ▁to ▁Si ri us , ▁though ▁they ▁were ▁not ▁direct ▁transl ations ▁of ▁the ▁Greek ; ▁Pro cy on ▁was ▁called ▁ash - Sh i ' ra ▁ash - Sh ami ya , ▁the ▁" S y rian ▁Si ri us " ▁and ▁G ome isa ▁was ▁called ▁ash - Sh ira ▁al - G ham isa , ▁the ▁Si ri us ▁with ▁ble ary ▁eyes . ▁Among ▁the ▁Mer az ig ▁of ▁Tun is ia , ▁she ph erd s ▁note ▁six ▁const ell ations ▁that ▁mark ▁the ▁passage ▁of ▁the ▁dry , ▁hot ▁season . ▁One ▁of ▁them , ▁called ▁Mer zem , ▁includes ▁the ▁stars ▁of ▁Can is ▁Minor ▁and ▁Can is ▁Major ▁and ▁is ▁the ▁her ald ▁of ▁two ▁weeks ▁of ▁hot ▁weather . ▁ ▁The ▁ancient ▁Egypt ians ▁thought ▁of ▁this ▁const ell ation ▁as ▁An ub is , ▁the ▁jack al ▁god . ▁ ▁Altern ative ▁names ▁have ▁been ▁proposed : ▁Johann ▁Bayer ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 7 th ▁century ▁term ed ▁the ▁const ell ation ▁F ove a ▁" The ▁Pit ", ▁and ▁Mor us ▁" S yc am ine ▁Tree ". ▁Se vent e enth - century ▁German ▁poet ▁and