Statistics[]Sirius Axe
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Other Uses[]Guild Points Value: None
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Synthesis Recipes[]None |
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| Auction House Category: Weapons > Axes ( | ) |
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Name Level Zone Hydra (NM) 
Wajaom Woodlands
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Historical Background[]
Sirius (Alpha Canis Majoris) is a star in the Canis Major constellation (greater dog). It is the brightest star in the nighttime sky. Sirius is a star of spectral type A1 (blue-white) and is located 8.6 ly from the Sol system. Sirius is also called "the Dog Star". It is 1 of 3 stars making up the Winter Triangle asterism (Aldebaran, Procyon are the others) and 1 of 6 stars making up the Winter Hexagon (the others are (Aldebaran, Capella, Pollux, Procyon, Rigel). Sirius comes from the Greek word for "scorcher" since it appeared during the hot summer nights, the time known as the "dog days of summer". Sirius also coincided with the Egyptian New Year in mid-July, when the Nile would rise and flood over its banks.
There is also an item called the Sirius Card, which was one card in a set of 7 Rare/Ex christmas cards that could be obtained for The Starlight Celebration! Event (for Christmas 2005).