heliacal
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He must mean either the heliacal or achronical rising of that sign.
From Discourses on Satire and on Epic Poetry by Dryden, John
The dies caniculares, or dog-days, were reckoned to begin twenty days before, and to continue for twenty days after, the heliacal rising of Sirius, the dog-star.
From The Astronomy of Milton's 'Paradise Lost' by Orchard, Thomas Nathaniel
According to an extremely ancient belief it was the goddess Hathor Isis-Sothis who caused the inundation of the Nile which, according to the inscriptions, coincided with the heliacal rising of Sirius.
From The Fundamental Principles of Old and New World Civilizations by Nuttall, Zelia
Either the calendar did not originate in Egypt, or it was introduced in 2780 B.C., when again the heliacal rising Sothis fell on the first of Thoth.
From The Egyptian Conception of Immortality by Reisner, George Andrew
The heliacal rising of a constellation is when it comes from under the rays of the sun, and begins to appear before daylight.
From Discourses on Satire and on Epic Poetry by Dryden, John
