Polaris
word:la:polarisLatin 'the star of the pole' — the present North Star, near the celestial pole in the Little Bear. A relatively late name: through the slow wheel of precession it was not the pole star in antiquity and will not always be.
Latin 'the star of the pole' — the present North Star, near the celestial pole in the Little Bear. A relatively late name: through the slow wheel of precession it was not the pole star in antiquity and will not always be.