| BIHAM | |
| Theta Pegasus | |
| 05PIS26. | 06PIS50. |
| +05.42'. | +06.12'. |
| 22h10m. | +16.20'. |
| A2. | 3.7. |
History of the star: The northern star in the head of Pegasus, the Flying Horse. The Arabic spelling for Biham or Baham is Al-Biham (1), "the livestock" or "the Young of domestic animals". This star Theta and nu were Al Sufi's Sa'd al Bahaim, "the Good Luck of the Two Beasts"; some adding to the group the still brighter zeta (Homan). It appears on the Dresden globe as Arabic Al Hawa'im, "the Thirsty Camels".
[Star
Names, Their Lore
and Meaning, Richard Hinchley Allen, 1889].
, Vivian E. Robson, 1923)
The constellation portends events concerning ships and the ocean and also changes in the weather. In medieval times it was said to indicate vain individuals with a great deal of ambition, but with very poor judgment. (Fixed Stars and Judicial Astrology, George Noonan, 1990).
The Pegasus Syndrome, as exemplified in the legends of Perseus and Bellerophon, is concerned with the innate ability possessed by some people to negotiate difficulties by rising above them, on the one hand, and the danger of overreaching themselves, on the other. Pegasus, by birth, is the child of Medusa and Neptune, symbols of 'wisdom' and 'emotion,' respectively, which shows the dichotomy of his nature. As in the story, Bellerophon attempted to fly to Olympus (overreach his potential). He believed that Pegasus was subject to his will. However, it was Pegasus who made it to Olympus, while Bellerophon was tossed back to earth, lame and reproached by others. It is unwise to take any situation for granted as the 'lesser' person (or, in this case, beast) may be the very one to teach us the much needed lesson in humility. Pegasus is also indicative of a specific mission in life which the inquirer will always find the time and energy to pursue, although the path may be sewn with difficulties (the Chimaera) and limitations (Bellerophon's doubt or arrogance). So, the Pegasus Syndrome is the seeming ability to "fly over any situation," though the reverse may be a lesson in humility, being "taken down a peg," as it were. (Rich's Pegopedia http://thanasis.com/pegasus.htm).
The astrological influences of the constellation given by Manilius:
Pegasus the
winged Horse will appear and gallop aloft in the heavens. It will
bring forth people endowed with swiftness of movement and limbs
alert to perform every task. One man will cause his horse to wheel
round in caracoles, and proudly mounted on its back he will wage war
from on high; horseman and soldier in one. Another will possess the
ability to rob the racecourse of its true length such is his speed
that he will seem to dissemble the movement of his feet and make the
ground vanish before him. Who more swiftly could fly back from the
ends of the earth as messenger or with light foot to the earth's
ends make his way? He will also heal a horse's wounds with the
sap of common plants, and will know the herbs which bring aid to an
animal's limbs and those which grow for the use of man. [Manilius,
Astronomica