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Algol / ˈ æ l ɡ ɒ l /, [12] designated Beta Persei (β Persei, abbreviated Beta Per, β Per), known colloquially as the Demon Star, is a bright multiple star in the constellation of Perseus and one of the first non-nova variable stars to be discovered.
Algol (from the Arabic رأس الغول Ra's al-Ghul, which means The Demon's Head), also known by its Bayer designation Beta Persei, is the best-known star in Perseus. Representing the head of the Gorgon Medusa in Greek mythology, it was called Horus in Egyptian mythology [16] and Rosh ha Satan ("Satan's Head") in Hebrew.
Looking Up: See the star Algol in the constellation Perseus slowly blink. Plus, enjoy a brilliant Jupiter and catch the Double Cluster full of stars.
Among the wonders easily visible on a January evening is the constellation Perseus, the Champion. At around 8 p.m., he is straight overhead as seen from mid-northern latitudes.
A night deity is a goddess or god in mythology associated with night, or the night sky. They commonly feature in polytheistic religions. The following is a list of night deities in various mythologies.
Medusa remained a common theme in art in the nineteenth century, when her myth was retold in Thomas Bulfinch's Mythology. Edward Burne-Jones ' Perseus Cycle of paintings and a drawing by Aubrey Beardsley gave way to the twentieth-century works of Paul Klee , John Singer Sargent , Pablo Picasso , Pierre et Gilles , and Auguste Rodin 's bronze ...
Tzitzimitl is depicted as a high-level demon in the roguelike game Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup. [5] Tzitzimitl is also what the Warlady Skyy Appletini is referred to in the popular webcomic Erfworld. In the tabletop RPG Pathfinder, the Tzitzimitl are powerful undead creatures associated with outer space. [6]
Phase-folded light curve of the Algol variable Zeta Phoenicis recorded by NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) Algol variables or Algol-type binaries are a class of eclipsing binary stars that are similar to the prototype member of this class, β Persei (Beta Persei, Algol). An Algol binary is a system where both stars are near ...