Stars with Arabic Names
Algol
رَأْسُ الغُول
raʾs al-ghūl
The Arabic name renders Ptolemy's 'Gorgon's head', from the Greek myth – not, as often said, because Arabs noticed the star dimming. English kept al-ghūl and dropped raʾs, 'head'.
- Meaning in Arabic
- the demon's head
- Constellation
- Perseus
- Where to see it
- in Perseus; it dims every three days
The path between languagesal-ghūl → Algol
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