Editing Bellatrix (section)

==Etymology and cultural significance==
Bellatrix was also called the [[Amazons|Amazon Star]], which Richard Hinckley Allen proposed came from a loose translation of the Arabic name ''Al Najīd'', the Conqueror.<ref name=allen1963/> A c.1275 Arabic celestial globe records the name as المرزم "the lion".<ref name=bernhard1830/> Bellatrix is one of the four [[navigational stars]] in Orion that are used for [[celestial navigation]].<ref name=bennett2011/>

In the 17th century catalogue of stars in the ''Calendarium'' of [[Al Achsasi al Mouakket]], this star was designated ''Menkib al Jauza al Aisr'', which was translated into [[Latin]] as ''Humerus Sinister Gigantis'' (The Left Shoulder of the Giant).<ref name=knobel1895/>

The [[Wardaman people]] of northern Australia know Bellatrix as ''Banjan'', the sparkling pigment used in ceremonies conducted by Rigel the Red Kangaroo Leader in a songline when Orion is high in the sky. The other stars of Orion are his ceremonial tools and entourage. Betelgeuse is ''Ya-jungin'' "Owl Eyes Flicking", watching the ceremonies.<ref name=harney2003/>

To the [[Inuit astronomy|Inuit]], the appearance of Betelgeuse and Bellatrix high in the southern sky after sunset marked the beginning of spring and lengthening days in late February and early March. The two stars were known as ''Akuttujuuk'' "those (two) placed far apart", referring to the distance between them, mainly to people from North Baffin Island and Melville Peninsula.<ref name=inuit/>