Home›Sources›Star Names: Their Lore and MeaningSourcesStar Names: Their Lore and MeaningCitation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "Star Names: Their Lore and Meaning." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/star-names-their-lore-and-meaning.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). Star Names: Their Lore and Meaning. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/star-names-their-lore-and-meaningCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-star-names-their-lore-and-meaning, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {Star Names: Their Lore and Meaning}, year = {2026}, url = {https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/star-names-their-lore-and-meaning}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXStar Names is a late nineteenth century compilation of the traditional and mythological names of stars and constellations across cultures, valued for gathering etymology and folklore that later, more astronomically focused references generally do not collect. It is honestly dated: its etymologies have in places been superseded by later scholarship, and it is not a source for modern astronomical data or current star catalogs, a limit this atlas states plainly rather than treating the book as current. Use it for a star or constellation's traditional name and associated folklore; a technical astronomical claim needs a current source instead.FactsClaims Backed By This Source (261 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsAssessmentReliability TierWell-attested2Richard Hinckley Allen's late nineteenth-century compilation of traditional star and constellation names across cultures, valued for gathering etymology and folklore later references generally do not collect; honestly dated, since its etymologies have in places been superseded by later scholarship.NotesWell-attestedA classic late nineteenth-century reference on the traditional and mythological names of stars and constellations across cultures, valued for its compilation of etymology and folklore. Use for a star or constellation's traditional name and associated lore; dated for modern astronomical data and star catalogs, and its etymologies have in places been superseded by later scholarship, so a technical astronomical claim should cite a current source instead.CitationAuthorWell-attestedRichard Hinckley AllenPublisherWell-attestedG. E. StechertPublication YearWell-attested1899URLWell-attestedhttps://archive.org/details/starnamesandthe00allegoogSource TypeWell-attestedreferenceClaims Backed By This Source (261 claims)This source backs 261 claims across the atlas. As facts: 156 well-attested. As cited relationships: 15 holds. Plus 90 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicFixed Stars, 136 claims: 95 well-attested, 6 holds, 35 general references.Constellations, 74 claims: 29 well-attested, 4 holds, 41 general references.Articles, 23 claims: 21 well-attested, 1 holds, 1 general references.Zodiac Signs, 10 claims: 10 general references.Sources, 8 claims: 8 well-attested.Historical Figures, 6 claims: 3 well-attested, 2 holds, 1 general references.Nakshatras (Lunar Mansions), 4 claims: 2 holds, 2 general references.Well-attested156ArticlesA Bear, a Bier and a ForelegA Minor Star of the EagleAlgorab At The Wing Of The CrowAn Old Romanisation of a Chinese AsterismAnother Semitic Name in the EagleBeta Aquilae, the Eagle's Southern FlankDelta Leonis, on the Lion's BackGamma Aquilae, Flanking the EagleHow Chinese Names Entered Western Star ListsOne Cluster, Many SkiesRead within AndromedaSix Stars Visible, Seven NamedThe Eagle's Two Flanking Stars Are Not ArabicThe Palm of the ChainThe Second in the Head of the EagleTwo Objects No Single Tradition OwnsXi Andromedae, the Train of the RobeConstellationsAl-JauzaAraArgoBanat NashBootesCanis MajorCanis MinorCassiopeiaCorona AustralisCorvusCraterDelphinusEridanusHydraLepusMilky WayOphiuchusPisces AustralisPleiadesTriangulumFixed StarsAdhilAlcyoneAlgorabAlkaidAlshainAntaresArcturusBellatrixCanopusCapellaCastorDhenebKeff al SalsalatShowing 1 to 50 of 67 entities carrying this claim. NextHolds15ArticlesTwo Objects No Single Tradition OwnsConstellationsAl-ThurayyaBeidou (Northern Dipper)Milky WayPleiadesFixed StarsAdhilAlcyoneAlgorabKeff al SalsalatThanih Ras al AkabVertexHistorical FiguresJohann BayerNakshatras (Lunar Mansions)AbhijitKrittikaGeneral References90ArticlesTwo Objects No Single Tradition OwnsConstellationsAl-JauzaAl-ThurayyaAndromedaAquilaAraArgoAurigaBanat NashBeidou (Northern Dipper)BootesCanis MajorCanis MinorCassiopeiaCentaurusCepheusCetusCorona AustralisCorona BorealisCorvusCraterCygnusDelphinusDracoEquuleusEridanusHerculesHydraLepusLupusLyraMilky WayOrionPegasusPerseusPisces AustralisPleiadesSagittaSerpensTriangulumUrsa MajorUrsa MinorFixed StarsAdhabAdhilAl Thalimain PosteriorAl Thalimain PriorAlcyoneAlgorabAlkaidAlshainShowing 1 to 50 of 90 entities carrying this claim. NextComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. 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