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'''Helluin''' was the name in [[Middle-earth]] for the star known today as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sirius Sirius], the "Dog Star". It was part of [[Telumehtar]], the name the [[Elves]] gave to the constellation ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orion_%28constellation%29 Orion]''. | '''Helluin''' was the name in [[Middle-earth]] for the star known today as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sirius Sirius], the "Dog Star". It was part of [[Telumehtar]], the name the [[Elves]] gave to the constellation ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orion_%28constellation%29 Orion]''. | ||
Helluin | Helluin means "Ice-blue" in [[Quenya]] (an assimilation from ''[[helca]]'' = "ice" and ''[[luin]]'' = "blue"). | ||
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Revision as of 03:23, 16 July 2006
Helluin was the name in Middle-earth for the star known today as Sirius, the "Dog Star". It was part of Telumehtar, the name the Elves gave to the constellation Orion.
Helluin means "Ice-blue" in Quenya (an assimilation from helca = "ice" and luin = "blue").
