A bright star in the constellation Pegasus, marking the nose of the winged horse in classical astronomy.
From Arabic 'anf (nose). The star's name comes from its position in the constellation Pegasus, which is depicted as a winged horse in Greek mythology.
Ancient Arab astronomers named this star 'Enif' meaning 'nose' because it marks the muzzle of the mythical flying horse Pegasus—their star charts were basically describing constellations like connecting dots to make pictures.
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