About the star :

A triple star, 2.5, 6.5, and 9, topaz yellow, light purple, and gray, on the east end on the Great Hunter's waist. The Arabic name for Alnitak or Al Nitak is An-Nitaq, "The belt" or Girdle. This star along with Alnilam and Mintaka form the Belt of Orion. (Allen).

The Belt of Orion: Epsilon Alnilam zeta Alnitak and delta Mintaka form the Belt of Orion. One of the most obvious features people see in the sky is the three stars that form the "belt" across the middle of Orion; three stars in a row that appear to us of almost equal size and of equal distance from each other; Mintaka, the westernmost star in the belt, comes from the Arabic word for "belt"; Alnilam, this center star in the belt, means "a belt of pearls"; and Alnitak, the eastern-most star, means the girdle.

Known to the Arabs as the Golden Nuts, referring to walnuts.

The Bible makes reference to this famous group. God, while pointing out how all-powerful he was, asked Job if he was able to "loose the bands of Orion" (Job 38.31).

They were known in various cultures as; the "Line", the "Golden Grains", "Nuts", or "Spangles", "The Vertebrae in the Jauzah's back". "The Vagina", or "Scabbard"; "The Three-jointed Arrow"; "Rectitude," Jacob "Rod" or "Staff", "Distaff";

Seamen have called it the "Golden Yard-arm"; Tradesmen; the "Yard", the "Yard-stick", and the "Yard-wand"; Catholics; "Our Lady's Wand"; and French farmers; Rateau, the "Rake".

To the Arabs as, "Accurate Scale-beam". The Chinese similarly knew them as a Weighing-beam, with the stars of the sword as a weight at one end.

The ancient Jews sometimes called these stars "Nimrod", a biblical figure who was bound to the heavens for disobeying God, whence perhaps came the "Bands", or "Bonds", of Orion, which some say should be "Cords", or a "Girdle"; but the conception of Nimrod as "the mighty Hunter before the Lord," at least in the ordinary sense of that word, is erroneous, for the original, according to universal Eastern tradition, signifies "a Lurking Enemy", or a Hunter of men rather than of beasts. This idea may have led to a Latin title, Venator, for the stellar Orion.

It is often" the Magi", the "Three Kings", the "Three Marys", or simply the "Three Stars".

The celestial equator now passes through the Belt, but was 12° below it 4000 years ago.

Influence of the constellaion :

It is said to give a strong and dignified nature, self-confidence, inconstancy, arrogance, violence, impiety, and prosperity in trade and particularly in voyages or abroad, but danger of treachery and poison. It was thought by the Romans to be very harmful to cattle and productive of storms. By the Kabalists it is associated with the Hebrew letter Aleph and the 1st Tarot Trump "The Juggler". (The Magician). (Robson).

General influence of the star: Strength, energy, industry, organizing abilities, notoriety, good fortune, lasting happiness, a sharp mind and a good memory. (Robson).

General influence of the Cingula Orionis (Orion's Belt): The joint influence is to give strength, energy, industry, organizing abilities, notoriety, good fortune, lasting happiness, a sharp mind and a good memory. (Robson).

"Passionately devoted to hunting, but not noble hunting with falcon or bow". Excellent fishermen. Treacherous. All kinds of dangers. Irreligious. In a female chart - if rising and aspected by both Mars and a benefic - a shrew. (Noonan).

Remember, only the parallel and conjunction are important and the orb must be no more than 1 (one) degree.

Cingula Orionis with a malefic and the Moon : at the same time with Markab (23 Pisces), death at human hands. (Robson).

Cingula Orionis rising: Legacies, love or dissipation, gravity and austerity. (Robson).

Orion will fashion alert minds and agile bodies, souls prompt to respond to duty's call, and hearts which press on with unflagging energy in spite of every trial. A son of Orion's will be worth a multitude and will seem to dwell in every quarter of the city; flying from door to door with the one word of morning greeting, he will enjoy the friendship of all. (Manilus Astronomica book 5, 1st century AD).

Cingula Orionis with Sun: Notoriety, good fortune, lasting happiness. (Robson).

Cingula Orionis with Moon: Blindness of at least one eye, new and influential friends, valuable gifts, love of respectable women. If a malefic be with Markab, drowning. If the moon is with Saturn also, drowning and assassination. (Robson).