Canopus , City, Ancient Egypt
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CANOPUS , city, ancient Egypt k no p s, ancient city of N Egypt, 12 mi (19 km) E of Alexandria. Canopus, the pilot of Menelaus ship, died there. In Hellenistic times Canopus was known as a pleasure city for the rich. Vases capped with...