| A | B |
|---|
| Sirius | The Dog Star or "scorcher" |
| Aldebaran | The Eye of the Bull - the Follower (chaser of the Pleiades) |
| Antares | The Heart of the Scorpion - Anti (Rival of) Mars (Ares) |
| Algol | The Demon Star - Eye of Medusa - Lilith (First Wife of Adam) |
| Altair | The Flying Eagle - The Weaving Goddess, loved by the Herdsman (Vega) and separated by the Milky Way |
| Arcturus | Arc to ... Guardian of the Bears, Plowman |
| Betelgeuse | Shoulder (armpit) of the Giant |
| Capella | She-goat who nourished baby Zeus, hiding from his father Cronus who thought he ate him |
| Deneb | Tail |
| Fomalhaut | Mouth of the Fish |
| Castor | MOrtal Twin (C comes before (rises before) P) |
| Pollux | Immortal twin (follows Castor) |
| Regulus | The King - brightest star in the king of the animals |
| Polaris | The North Star - Star of the North Pole |
| Rigel | Left Foot of the Giant - Toe of the Frost Giant defeated by Thor |
| Pleiades | The Seven Sisters |
| Vega | Falling Vulture who rescued the Lyre of Orpheus - Herdman lover of the Weaving Goddess |
| Alpheratz | Bellybutton of the Horse - Head of the Chained Princess |
| Enif | Nose (of the Horse) |
| Mirfak | Brightest Star of Perseus (elbow or rib) |
| Procyon | Before the Dog (rises before Sirius) |
| Spica | ...spike to ... (ear of grain in the constellation of the Goddess of the Harvest) |
| Zubenelgenubi | The Southern Claw (of the Scorpion) |
| Zubeneschamali | The Northern Claw (of the Scorpion) |
| Bellatrix | The Female Warrior - The Amazon Star |
| Saiph | Sword of the Giant |
| Denebola | Tail of the Lion |
| Albireo | Head (or Beak) of the Swan - beautiful yellow and blue binary |
| Alnitak | The Belt |
| Mintaka | (Western) Belt |
| Alnilam | String of Pearls (three stars of Orion's Belt) |
| Merak and Dubhe | Loins and Back of the Bear - the Pointer Stars |
| Mizar and Alcor | A sextuplet in the Great Bear |
| Thuban | The Snake - Pole star at the time of the Pyramids |
