▁who ▁placed ▁them ▁in ▁heaven ▁as ▁Can is ▁Major ▁( L ael aps ) ▁and ▁Can is ▁Minor ▁( Te um ess ian ▁Fox ). ▁Er at ost hen es ▁accompanied ▁the ▁Little ▁Dog ▁with ▁Or ion , ▁while ▁H yg inus ▁linked ▁the ▁const ell ation ▁with ▁Ma era , ▁a ▁dog ▁owned ▁by ▁I c arius ▁of ▁Ath ens . ▁On ▁discover ing ▁the ▁latter ' s ▁death , ▁the ▁dog ▁and ▁I c arius ' ▁daughter ▁Er ig one ▁took ▁their ▁lives ▁and ▁all ▁three ▁were ▁placed ▁in ▁the ▁sky — Er ig one ▁as ▁Vir go ▁and ▁I c arius ▁as ▁Bo ö tes . ▁As ▁a ▁reward ▁for ▁his ▁faithful ness , ▁the ▁dog ▁was ▁placed ▁along ▁the ▁" b anks " ▁of ▁the ▁Mil ky ▁Way , ▁which ▁the ▁anci ents ▁believed ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁heaven ly ▁river , ▁where ▁he ▁would ▁never ▁suffer ▁from ▁th irst . ▁ ▁The ▁medieval ▁Arab ic ▁astronom ers ▁maintained ▁the ▁dep iction ▁of ▁Can is ▁Minor ▁( al - K al b ▁al - As g har ▁in ▁Arab ic ) ▁as ▁a ▁dog ; ▁in ▁his ▁Book ▁of ▁the ▁F ixed ▁Stars , ▁Abd ▁al - R ah man ▁al - S uf i ▁included ▁a ▁diagram ▁of ▁the ▁const ell ation ▁with ▁a ▁can ine ▁figure ▁super im posed . ▁There ▁was ▁one ▁slight ▁difference ▁between ▁the ▁P to le ma ic ▁vision ▁of ▁Can is ▁Minor ▁and ▁the ▁Arab ic ; ▁al - S uf i ▁claims