The Fixed Stars

Gienah

Gienah Cygni, Epsilon Cygni

The wing, from the Arabic al-janah. It stands at about 28° Aquarius (tropical).

The eastern wing, spread wide across the stream of stars.

Gienah spreads the swan's eastern wing, one arm of the Northern Cross. The name simply means the wing, and it is shared with a star in Corvus; the astrological delineations found under Gienah in Robson belong to that Crow star, not to this one. On its own, little traditional lore attaches to this star.

Do not borrow the Robson Gienah material; it concerns Gamma Corvi. Little lore attaches to the Cygnus star.