Azelfafage

English thumb|The constellation Cygnus as depicted in Urania's Mirror (1824). Azelfafage is labeled at the swan's tail. Also note that Pegasus is located to the bottom left of Cygnus, but not near Azelfafage. Etymology en ar ذ ي ل ذ ل ل د ج ج ظ ل ف ف ر س Either:197 Star Names Star-names and Their Meanings Richard Hinckley Allen New York G. E. Stechert 1285139 1899 https://books.google.com/books?id=5xQuAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA197 From en ar الذَّيْل الدَّجَاجَة the tail of the hen. Cygnus is known in Arabic as ar الدَّجَاجَة the hen. From en ar الظِّلْف الْفَرَس the hoof of the horse, in reference to Pegasus, or to another “Stallion” constellation known to medieval Arabs.de https://books.google.com/books?id=gxLA4xSXWy8C&pg=PA79 Untersuchungen über den Ursprung und die Bedeutung der Sternnamen Ludwig Ideler Berlin Johann Friedrich Weiss 11828254 1809 79–80 In the modern conception of constellations, Pegasus does not extend this far, but its hooves do border another part of Cygnus. Proper noun en astronomy The first component of Pi1 Cygni, a binary star in the northern constellation of Cygnus. References