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Star Names
Richard Hinckley Allen
book · 1899
Richard Hinckley Allen, Star-Names and Their Meanings (1899).
Star-Names and Their Meanings
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Islam
Manazil al-Qamar appears in Islam.
Allen’s Star-Names seats the Arabic manāzil al-qamar — the twenty-eight lunar stations — as a named sky-frame whose station titles and star anchors he compiles beside Greek and Latin constellation speech. A named Arabic mansion-system in that bibliography, not a Ptolemy Tetrabiblos judicial seat and not a MUL.APIN tablet list.
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Allen’s Star-Names repeatedly glosses the singular manzil — one lunar station among the Arabic twenty-eight — when he etymologizes station titles and their leading stars. A named single-station lemma in that bibliography, not the whole manāzil system dump and not a Vedic nakshatra flatten.
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Allen’s Star-Names records the Arabic anwāʾ — heliacal star-weather stations tied to the manāzil calendar speech — among traditional star-name lore. A named anwāʾ weather-star frame in that bibliography, not the mansion list alone and not a modern meteorology dump.
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Al-Thurayya appears in Islam.
Allen’s Star-Names seats al-Thurayyā as the Arabic lunar-station and cluster name for the Pleiades, with etymology and comparative titles. A named Arabic Pleiades-station in that bibliography, not the Hellenic Pleiades figure walk alone and not al-Dabarān.
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Al-Dabaran appears in Islam.
Allen’s Star-Names seats al-Dabarān as the Arabic lunar station and follower-name tied to the Hyades/Aldebaran region, with the etymology of the “follower” after Thurayyā. A named Arabic station in that bibliography, not the Ptolemy Aldebaran judicial seat and not al-Thurayyā.
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Al-Sharatain appears in Islam.
Allen’s Star-Names seats al-Sharaṭān (the two signs) among the opening Arabic lunar stations in Aries, with station-star anchors and name lore. A named first-station pair in that bibliography, not the Ptolemy aries sign walk and not al-Buṭayn.
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Allen’s Star-Names seats al-Buṭayn (the little belly) as the Arabic lunar station following Sharaṭān in Aries speech. A named second Aries station in that bibliography, not al-Sharaṭān and not a anatomy dump.
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Allen’s Star-Names seats al-Haqʿah as the Arabic lunar station anchored on Orion’s head/white spot region, with station etymology among Orion star-names. A named Orion-head station in that bibliography, not the MUL.APIN Orion belt-star list and not al-Hanʿah.
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Allen’s Star-Names seats al-Hanʿah as the Arabic lunar station in the Gemini brand/mark region, among comparative Gemini star-name lore. A named Gemini station in that bibliography, not the Ptolemy castor/pollux judicial seats and not al-Dhirāʿ.
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Allen’s Star-Names seats al-Dhirāʿ (the arm/forearm) as an Arabic lunar station whose anchors fall in the Gemini–Canis region, with arm-name etymology. A named arm-station in that bibliography, not al-Hanʿah and not a body-part craft dump.
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Al-Nathrah appears in Islam.
Allen’s Star-Names seats al-Nathrah (the gap/nostril) as the Arabic lunar station on the Beehive/Praesepe region in Cancer, with station-name lore. A named Praesepe station in that bibliography, not the Ptolemy praesepe walk alone and not a bee dump.
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Allen’s Star-Names seats al-Jabhah (the forehead) as the Arabic lunar station on Leo’s brow stars, with forehead-name etymology among Leo star-lore. A named Leo-forehead station in that bibliography, not the sickle asterism alone and not al-Ṣarfah.
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Allen’s Star-Names seats al-Ṣarfah (the changer) as the Arabic lunar station tied to Cor Leonis / Regulus weather-turn speech. A named changer-station in that bibliography, not the Ptolemy regulus judicial seat and not al-Jabhah.
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Allen’s Star-Names seats al-ʿAwwāʾ (the barkers) as the Arabic lunar station among Virgo’s barking-dog star speech, with station etymology. A named barkers-station in that bibliography, not al-Simāk and not a dog-being dump.
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Allen’s Star-Names seats al-Simāk as the Arabic lofty-one name covering Spica (al-Simāk al-Aʿzal) and Arcturus (al-Simāk al-Rāmiḥ) in station and star-name lore. A named Arabic Simāk speech in that bibliography, not the Ptolemy spica/arcturus judicial seats flattened into one star.
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Allen’s Star-Names seats al-Zubānā (the claws) as the Arabic lunar station on the Libra/Scorpius claw stars, with claw-name etymology. A named claws-station in that bibliography, not the Ptolemy zubenelgenubi/zubenschamali judicial seats as this edge.
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Allen’s Star-Names seats al-Iklīl (the crown) as the Arabic lunar station on the Scorpius crown/brow group, with crown-name lore. A named crown-station in that bibliography, not al-Qalb the heart and not a royal-regalia dump.
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Allen’s Star-Names seats al-Qalb (the heart) as the Arabic lunar station and heart-name for Antares in Scorpius, with comparative heart titles. A named Arabic heart-station in that bibliography, not the Ptolemy antares judicial seat restated and not al-Shawlah the sting.
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Al-Shaulah appears in Islam.
Allen’s Star-Names seats al-Shawlah (the sting) as the Arabic lunar station on the Scorpius sting stars, with sting-name etymology. A named sting-station in that bibliography, not the Ptolemy shaula/lesath judicial seats as this edge and not al-Qalb.
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Saad al-Dhabih appears in Islam.
Allen’s Star-Names seats Saʿd al-Dhābiḥ (the lucky one of the slaughterer) among the Arabic lunar stations in Capricorn, with saʿd luck-title etymology. A named Capricorn saʿd-station in that bibliography, not Saʿd al-Suʿūd and not a sacrifice-ritual dump.
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Saad al-Suud appears in Islam.
Allen’s Star-Names seats Saʿd al-Suʿūd (the luckiest of the lucky) among the Arabic lunar stations, with the intensified saʿd title in Aquarius-region speech. A named lucky-station in that bibliography, not Saʿd al-Dhābiḥ and not a fortune-telling dump.
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Allen’s Star-Names seats al-Rishāʾ (the cord) as the Arabic lunar station on the cord of Pisces, with cord-name etymology among Pisces star-lore. A named cord-station in that bibliography, not the Ptolemy pisces sign walk and not a rope-craft dump.
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Allen’s Star-Names seats Thuban (α Draconis) under the Arabic thuʿbān serpent-name and as the remembered former pole-star in Draco lore he compiles. A named Arabic serpent-star in that bibliography, not a modern precession textbook dump and not the whole draco figure walk alone.
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Allen’s Star-Names seats Hadar (β Centauri), with Arabic name lore beside Agena and the Centaurus pair, among southern bright-star etymologies. A named Hadar in that bibliography, not Alpha Centauri / Rigil Kentaurus and not a MUL.APIN list restatement.
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Allen’s Star-Names seats Acamar (θ Eridani) among Eridanus end-of-river Arabic name speech related to ākhir al-nahr lore, kept apart from Achernar. A named river-end light in that bibliography, not achernar and not a freshwater dump.
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Allen’s Star-Names seats Alcor as the faint rider companion beside Mizar in Ursa Major, with Arabic and folk naked-eye test lore he compiles. A named Alcor in that bibliography, not Mizar (already walked under MUL.APIN) and not a vision-test medical dump.
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Allen’s Star-Names seats Alnair (α Gruis), the bright one of the Crane, among Arabic southern star-name etymologies under Grus. A named Alnair in that bibliography, not Ankaa of Phoenix and not a bird-being dump.
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Allen’s Star-Names seats Ankaa (α Phoenicis) among Arabic phoenix/southern bright-star name lore he compiles for the Phoenix region. A named Ankaa in that bibliography, not Alnair and not a phoenix-bird myth flatten beyond the star title.
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Allen’s Star-Names seats Phact (α Columbae) among Arabic dove-star name lore under Columba Noachi / the Dove. A named Phact in that bibliography, not the historical-figure columba lemma and not a Noah-narrative dump beyond the star title Allen records.
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Allen’s Star-Names seats Suhail as the Arabic bright-southern title applied especially around Canopus and related brilliant southern lights, with Suhail etymology and lore. A named Suhail speech in that bibliography, not a restatement of the canopus Ptolemy/cosmos walk as the same edge.
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European folklore
Mira appears in European folklore.
Allen’s Star-Names seats Mira (ο Ceti), the Latin “wonderful” variable, among Cetus named-star lore with the European Stella Mira title and comparative names he gathers. A named Mira in that bibliography, not a modern light-curve dump and not a whale-being flatten.
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Acrux appears in European folklore.
Allen’s Star-Names seats Acrux (α Crucis) among Southern Cross star-name lore he compiles for Crux, with European southern-sky naming. A named chief Cross light in that bibliography, not Gacrux/Mimosa and not a Christian-symbol dump beyond the constellation name.
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Gacrux appears in European folklore.
Allen’s Star-Names seats Gacrux (γ Crucis) among the Southern Cross named lights he treats under Crux. A named gamma Cross light in that bibliography, not Acrux or Mimosa and not a false-cross flatten.
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Mimosa appears in European folklore.
Allen’s Star-Names seats β Crucis among Southern Cross lights (later Mimosa / Becrux naming in the same β Crucis seat he treats under Crux). A named second Cross light in that bibliography, not Acrux/Gacrux and not a duplicate becrux second edge.
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Job’s Coffin appears in European folklore.
Allen’s Star-Names records Job’s Coffin among English folk titles for the Delphinus diamond asterism beside classical Dolphin speech. A named folk coffin-asterism in that bibliography, not the Ptolemy delphinus walk restated and not a funerary-object dump.
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False Cross appears in European folklore.
Allen’s Star-Names warns on the False Cross asterism in Carina/Vela mistaken for Crux among southern star-name lore. A named false-cross keep-apart asterism in that bibliography, not Acrux’s true Cross and not a church-symbol dump.
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Coal Sack appears in European folklore.
Allen’s Star-Names seats the Coal Sack dark rift beside Crux among southern sky names and sailor lore he compiles. A named Coal Sack in that bibliography, not a fuel-coal craft dump and not the Magellanic Clouds.
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Large Magellanic Cloud appears in European folklore.
Allen’s Star-Names seats the Large Magellanic Cloud among the Nubeculae Magellani — European voyage names for the southern cloud companions he treats beside classical sky speech. A named greater Magellanic cloud in that bibliography, not the Small Cloud and not a modern galaxy-classification dump.
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Small Magellanic Cloud appears in European folklore.
Allen’s Star-Names seats the Small Magellanic Cloud among the Nubeculae Magellani southern cloud names he compiles. A named lesser Magellanic cloud in that bibliography, not the Large Cloud and not a modern dwarf-galaxy dump.
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Hellenic religion
Alpha Centauri appears in Hellenic religion.
Allen’s Star-Names seats α Centauri under the classical Centaurus figure with Rigil Kentaurus / Toliman name lore he compiles across tongues. A named foot-of-the-centaur light in that bibliography, not Hadar and not a modern exoplanet dump.
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Atlas (Pleiad) appears in Hellenic religion.
Allen’s Star-Names seats Atlas among the named Pleiades, the Titan father in the Hellenic Seven Sisters lore he compiles under Taurus. A named Atlas Pleiad in that bibliography, not al-Thurayyā the Arabic station and not Alcyone (already walked).
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Maia appears in Hellenic religion.
Allen’s Star-Names seats Maia among the named Pleiades daughters in Hellenic Seven Sisters star-lore under Taurus. A named Maia Pleiad in that bibliography, not Atlas the father-star and not a Hermes-cult dump beyond the Pleiad title.
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Electra appears in Hellenic religion.
Allen’s Star-Names seats Electra among the named Pleiades in Hellenic Seven Sisters star-lore. A named Electra Pleiad in that bibliography, not the tragic Electra of drama as a separate being dump and not Maia/Merope.
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Merope appears in Hellenic religion.
Allen’s Star-Names seats Merope among the named Pleiades, including the dimmer lost-sister speech he records in Seven Sisters lore. A named Merope Pleiad in that bibliography, not Maia/Electra and not a lostness moral dump.
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Sickle of Leo appears in Hellenic religion.
Allen’s Star-Names treats the sickle-shaped asterism of Leo’s head and mane among classical Leo figure speech and star-names. A named Leo sickle in that bibliography, not al-Jabhah the Arabic forehead station alone and not the Ptolemy leo sign walk restated.
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Keystone of Hercules appears in Hellenic religion.
Allen’s Star-Names treats the keystone asterism in Hercules among the classical Kneeler figure’s body-star speech. A named Hercules keystone in that bibliography, not the whole hercules Ptolemy walk restated and not a masonry-craft dump.
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Coma Berenices appears in Hellenic religion.
Allen’s Star-Names seats Coma Berenices as Berenice’s Hair — the Hellenic court-catasterism of Berenice II’s dedicated tress — with classical and later name lore. A named Hair constellation in that bibliography, not berenices-lock as a second identical edge and not a cosmetics dump.
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Carina appears in Hellenic religion.
Allen’s Star-Names seats Carina as the Keel of the classical Argo Navis after the great ship’s division, with Argo and keel name lore. A named Argo keel in that bibliography, not Puppis or Vela and not a modern shipyard dump.
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Puppis appears in Hellenic religion.
Allen’s Star-Names seats Puppis as the Stern of the classical Argo Navis after the ship’s division, with poop/stern name lore. A named Argo stern in that bibliography, not Carina or Vela and not a ship-poop asterism twin dump.
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Vela appears in Hellenic religion.
Allen’s Star-Names seats Vela as the Sails of the classical Argo Navis after the ship’s division, with sail name lore among southern Argo pieces. A named Argo sails in that bibliography, not Carina or Puppis and not a ship-sails twin dump.
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Al-Tarf is historically related to Resin.
allen-star-names seats al tarf among its lemmas — al-tarf speech, not a free modern dump alone.
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Planetary Nebula is historically related to Resin.
allen-star-names seats planetary nebula among its lemmas — planetary-nebula speech, not a free modern dump alone.
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Antares is historically related to Resin.
allen-star-names seats antares among its lemmas — antares speech, not a free modern dump alone.
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Sagittarius is historically related to Resin.
allen-star-names seats sagittarius among its lemmas — sagittarius speech, not a free modern dump alone.
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North Star is historically related to Resin.
allen-star-names seats north star among its lemmas — north-star speech, not a free modern dump alone.
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Ark of the Covenant is historically related to Wool.
allen-star-names seats ark-of-the-covenant beside wool as a craft peer — object speech, not a text-container or tradition dump.
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Córdoba is historically related to Marble.
allen-star-names seats cordoba beside marble as a craft peer — object speech, not a text-container or tradition dump.
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Hammam is historically related to Marble.
allen-star-names seats hammam beside marble as a craft peer — object speech, not a text-container or tradition dump.
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Pelorus is historically related to Workshop.
allen-star-names seats pelorus beside workshop as a craft peer — object speech, not a text-container or tradition dump.
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Toucan is historically related to Wool.
allen-star-names seats toucan beside wool as a craft peer — object speech, not a text-container or tradition dump.
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Leopard is historically related to Wool.
allen-star-names seats leopard beside wool as a craft peer — object speech, not a text-container or tradition dump.
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Kurgan is historically related to Marble.
allen-star-names seats kurgan beside marble as a craft peer — object speech, not a text-container or tradition dump.
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Chameleon is historically related to Wool.
allen-star-names seats chameleon beside wool as a craft peer — object speech, not a text-container or tradition dump.
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