In Egyptian mythology, Sopdet was the goddess of fertility, associated with the star, Sirius. When Sirius appeared in the sky in July, the Nile River began flooding and so the ancient Egyptians naturally connected the two. She was later merged with Isis.
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Jean François La Pérouse, (1741-1788), French explorer of the Pacific
Meriwether Lewis, (1774-1809), leader of the first American expedition to cross ...