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caput algol
رأس الغول raʾs al-ġūl
genit. compound rʾs ġwl – Algol (β Persei) (astr.) (lit. ‘the demon’s head’, the head of Medusa) show/hide quotes-
Ptol. Almag. no. XI: Stellatio teleub cuius nomen in latino est perseus et est deferens caput algol
Kuni.: كوكبة النهلب واسمه بالرومية برسوس وهو حامل رأس الغول
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Ptol. Almag. no. 141, Baily 202: Lucida earum que sunt in capite algol
Kuni.: النير من التى فى رأس الغول
- 2 also s.v. deferens Ptol. Almag.
algol < Arabic. Kunitzsch/Smart 2006, 49. The Latin term algol is not documented in MLW, DMLBS and LLNMA.