Talk:List of stars in Lupus

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Stars with proper names:

• (α Lup) 2.30 Men or Kakkab

  < Men is of Chinese origin

  < kakkab sounds like the Arabic "Star of Fortune" or "Guide Star"

• (β Lup) 2.68 Kekouan

  < 騎官 (Mandarin qíguān) The cavalry officer

• γ Lup) 2.80 Thusia or Thusia Therion

  < θυσια = thusia Sacrifice

  < θυσια θηριον = thusia therion the Animal Sacrifice, or Sacrificing of the Beast

• (δ Lup) 3.22 Hilasmus

  < ιλασμος = hilasmos the Propitiation