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.
... and amplified by wrist motion.
It takes a while until one finds the "rolling" point, but the gyro will also be accelerated to a smaller extent by the slipping ...