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Stars with traditional names, most of them from Arabic and Greek astronomy.

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• A
• Aldebaran
  the follower
• Alnilam
  the string of pearls
• Alphard
  the solitary one
• Altair
  the flying eagle
• Antares
  rival of Mars
• B
• Betelgeuse
  hand (or shoulder) of Orion, disputed due to transcription errors
• C
• Capella
  little goat
• D
• Deneb
  the tail (referring to its position in Cygnus, the swan)
• E
• Electra
  amber, shining (shares a root with the word 'electricity')
• F
• Fomalhaut
  the mouth of the (southern) fish
• G
• Gacrux
  Gamma star of Crux
• H
• Hadar
  ground, settled place (disputed precise sense)
• I
• Izar
  veil, covering
• K
• Kochab
  star (general term; precise original sense disputed)
• L
• Lesath
  sting
• M
• Mizar
  girdle, waistband (disputed precise sense)
• N
• Naos
  temple
• P
• Polaris
  the pole star
• R
• Rigel
  the foot (referring to its position in the constellation Orion)
• S
• Shaula
  the raised tail
• Sirius
  the scorching one
• T
• Taygeta
  named for the mythological figure Taygete
• U
• Unukalhai
  the serpent's neck
• V
• Vega
  the falling/swooping eagle
• W
• Wezen
  weight
• Y
• Yed Prior
  the foremost hand
• Z
• Zubenelgenubi
  the southern claw