History of the star: A double star of 4th and 9th magnitudes marking the left sandal of Perseus, the Rescuer [Hermes/Mercury, the messenger-god, presented Perseus with wings for his sandals so that he could move swiftly through space and also allowed him to hover in space].

The Arabic spelling for Atik is Al-'Atiq, (1) "The shoulder" of the Pleiades (meaning close to the Pleiades - as it is in longitude) - early Arabic astronomy had many different figures for the constellations from which we inherit the star names. 

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

The astrological influences of the constellation: It gives an intelligent, strong, bold and adventurous nature, but a tendency to lying.  By the Kabalists it is associated with the Hebrew letter Lamed and the 12^th Tarot Trump "The Hanged Man". (Fixed Stars and Constellations in Astrology , Vivian E. Robson, 1923) 

The constellation is indicative of events effecting large numbers of people, especially those events caused by major meteorological phenomena. When prominent in a natal chart it is said to denote adventurous individuals, but also those who are less than honest in their dealings with others. (Fixed Stars and Judicial Astrology, George Noonan, 1990).

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