Icarius was the first person to cultivate grapes and then make them into wine. After his death he was placed in the sky as the constellation Boötes by Dionysus in honor of his discovery. His dog, Maera, became the bright star Procyon in Canis Minor.

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1. Icarius was the first person to cultivate grapes and then make them into wine. After his death he was placed in the sky as the constellation Boötes by Dionysus in honor of his discovery. His dog, Maera, became the bright star Procyon in Canis Minor.