Μαῖρα,ἡ, (μαρμαίρω) name of the dog-star,
A. the Sparkler, Call. Aet. 3.1.35 , AP 9.555 ( Crin. ), Nonn. D. 5.221 ; of Hecuba when changed intoa dog, Lyc. 334 : in Hom. as pr. n., Il. 18.48 .
the Sparkler
Μαῖρα,ἡ, (μαρμαίρω) name of the dog-star,
A. the Sparkler, Call. Aet. 3.1.35 , AP 9.555 ( Crin. ), Nonn. D. 5.221 ; of Hecuba when changed intoa dog, Lyc. 334 : in Hom. as pr. n., Il. 18.48 .