What Is The Story Of How The Constellation The Dog Came To Be In The Sky Threw Greek Mythology?
In Greek mythology what is the story of the constellation the dog how did it become a constellation and why.
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The usual story of the Dog Star (Sirius) is that when Orion the great hunter was killed, his dog was later sent into the sky to keep him company. There are several versions of Orion's death - if you click here you can scroll down to the notes on Sirius, and get a link to the Orion stories as well.
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