History of the star: The Arabic spelling for Gienah is Al-Janah (1), "The wing". Gienah is from Ulug Beg's Al Janah al Ghurab al Aiman, "the Right Wing of the Raven", although on modern charts it marks the left. 

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

Influence of constellation: According to Ptolemy, Corvus is like Mars and Saturn. It is said to give craftiness, greediness, ingenuity, patience, revengefulness, passion, selfishness, lying, aggressiveness and material instincts, and sometimes causes its natives to become agitators. (Robson).  

"Corvinus, winner of spoils and a name, aided in combat by a bird which hides beneath a bird's exterior the godhead of Phoebus " [Astronomica, Manilius, 1st century AD, p.67.]