▁▁ ▁Though ▁strongly ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁Class ical ▁Greek ▁u ran ographic ▁tradition , ▁Can is ▁Minor ▁origin ates ▁from ▁ancient ▁Mes op ot am ia . ▁Pro cy on ▁and ▁G ome isa ▁were ▁called ▁M ASH . T AB . BA ▁or ▁" tw ins " ▁in ▁the ▁Three ▁Stars ▁Each ▁table ts , ▁d ating ▁to ▁around ▁ 1 1 0 0 ▁BC . ▁In ▁the ▁later ▁M UL . AP IN , ▁this ▁name ▁was ▁also ▁applied ▁to ▁the ▁pairs ▁of ▁Pi 3 ▁and ▁Pi 4 ▁Or ion is ▁and ▁Z eta ▁and ▁X i ▁Or ion is . ▁The ▁meaning ▁of ▁M ASH . T AB . BA ▁evol ved ▁as ▁well , ▁becoming ▁the ▁tw in ▁de ities ▁L ul al ▁and ▁Lat ar ak , ▁who ▁are ▁on ▁the ▁opposite ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁sky ▁from ▁Pap su kal , ▁the ▁True ▁She ph erd ▁of ▁Heaven ▁in ▁Bab yl onian ▁myth ology . ▁Can is ▁Minor ▁was ▁also ▁given ▁the ▁name ▁D AR . L UG AL , ▁its ▁position ▁defined ▁as ▁" the ▁star ▁which ▁stands ▁behind ▁it ▁[ Or ion ] ", ▁in ▁the ▁M UL . AP IN ; ▁the ▁const ell ation ▁represents ▁a ▁ro oster . ▁This ▁name ▁may ▁have ▁also ▁referred ▁to ▁the ▁const ell ation ▁Le pus . ▁D AR . L UG AL ▁was ▁also ▁denoted ▁D AR . M U Š EN ▁and ▁D AR . L UG AL . M U Š EN ▁in ▁Bab yl