The Fixed Stars

Mirach

Beta Andromedae, Mizar of Andromeda

The girdle, from the Arabic al-mi'zar. It stands at about 0° Taurus (tropical).

The girdle of Andromeda, a star of Venus, of love and quiet beauty.

Beta Andromedae marks the girdle at the princess's hip. Robson gives it the nature of Venus and reads it for personal beauty, love, and an easy, marriage-favouring temperament.