History of the star: A ternary star, 4.2, 8, and 8.5, flushed white, the last two greenish white, the small companion mu² being a close double, in the Bootes' staff or crook.

Alkalurops was the Arabian adaptation for the Greek title for the Herdsman's "Club", "Crook", or "Staff", analogous to the Clava of the Latins.

Inkalunis, Icallurus, Incalurus are words designating the position of the star in the club.

Latin called this star Venabulum, a "Hunting-spear".

Beta (Nekkar), gamma (Seginus), delta (Princeps), and this star mu (Alkalurops), constituted the trapezium Al Dhi'bah, "the Female Wolves", or, perhaps, Hyaenas, an early asterism of the Arabs before they adopted the Greek constellations. These animals, with others similar shown by stars in Draco and near it, were described as lying in wait for the occupants of the ancient Fold around the pole.

[Star Names, Their Lore and Meaning, Richard Hinchley Allen, 1889].

The astrological influences of the constellation: "It is said to give prosperity from work, strong desires, a tendency to excess, a fondness for rural pursuits, together with some liking for occultism. The Kabalists associate it with the Hebrew letter Teth and the 9^th Tarot Trump, The Hermit". (Fixed Stars and Constellations in Astrology , Vivian E. Robson, 1923)

The astrological influences of the constellation given by Manilius:

True is the name men have given him (the Bearwarden), threatening-like he presses forward as one does over a team of bullocks. To those born under Arctophylax - Arcturus, fortune herself makes bold to entrust her treasures, so that the wealth of monarchs and temple finances will be in their keeping [custodianship is a suitable endowment for the Bearward]; they will be kings under kings and ministers of state [politicians], and be charged with the guardianship of the people or, as the stewards of grand houses, they will confine their business to the care of another's home. [Translator's note: strictly speaking Arcturus is a star, but the name is used by ancient astrologers for the whole constellation of Bootes and for the star alone, it is often difficult to distinguish which of these the authors are referring to]. [Manilius, Astronomica, 1st century AD, book 5, p.329.]