The Orion, or Researches into the Antiquity of the Vedas c9.70
The Orion, or Researches into the Antiquity of the Vedas c9.70
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∗ As the word is understood at present it means "pertaining to or belonging to Tistrya." But grammatically it may mean "many stars or group of stars" I may here point out that if we identify Tistrya with Sirus the etymology is not explained, nor can we account for the modern Persian name Tir which again means an arrow. While if we identify Tristrya with the three stars in the belt everything is satisfactorily accounted for. All the arguments based upon the "rain producing" influence of the star are equally applicable in either case, since both the stars (Sirius and Orion) rise at the same time. See Dr. Geiger's Civil of East Iran., Vol I., pp. 141-142.