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The traditional name Tarazed may derive from Persian شاهين ترازو šāhin tarāzu "the beam of the scale", referring to an asterism of the Scale, α, β and γ Aquillae. Persian šāhīn means "royal falcon", "beam", and "pointer", and gave its name (as "falcon") to Beta Aquilae. In the catalogue of stars in the Calendarium of Al Achsasi Al Mouakket, this star was designated Menkib al Nesr (منكب ألنسر - mankib al-nasr), which was translated into Latin as Humerus Vulturis, meaning the eagle's shoulder.
In Chinese, 河鼓 (Hé Gŭ), meaning River Drum, refers to an asterism consisting of γ Aquilae, β Aquilae and Altair. Consequently, γ Aquilae itself is known as 河鼓三 (Hé Gŭ sān, English: the Third Star of River Drum.) In Chinese mythology, The Princess and the Cowherd, this star and β Aql, are children of Niulang (牛郎, The Cowherd, Altair) and Zhinü (織女, The Princess, Vega).
The Koori people of Victoria knew β and γ Aquilae as the Black Swan wives of Bunjil (Altair), the Wedge-tailed Eagle.
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