Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—A

Arctic Region

means the region of Arcturos (the Bear stars). Ark in Sanskrit means “to be bright,” applied to stars or anything bright. The Greeks transLated ark into arkt(os), “a bear”; hence Arcturus (the Bear Stars), and Arctic region, the region where the north star is found.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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