About the star :

A double star, brilliant pure white and pale gray star.

This star, beta Taurus, was once the gamma-star of Auriga, it is now astronomically assigned to Taurus and is situated on tip of the left horn of the Bull. It has been considered as belonging to either constellation; Burritt's Atlas calling it Aurigae or El Nath. As a member of Auriga it lies on the right ankle, and was the Arabic Kabd al 'Inan, usually translated "the Heel of the Rein-holder"; though its position is on the ankle.

The Arabic name for El Nath is An-Nath, "The butting" from Al Natih, "the Butting One", located on the tip of the northern horn of the Bull, 5° from zeta, (Al Hecka) similarly placed on the tip of the southern horn.

This title El Nath, also appears for Aries and its star Hamal.

In Babylonia it was Shur-narkabti-sha-iltanu, the "Star in the Bull towards the North", or the "Northern Star towards the Chariot", referring to the Chariot of Auriga, — and marked the 6th ecliptic constellation.

With Capella and other stars in Auriga it was the Chinese Woo Chay, a "Fire-carriage".

Among the Hindus it represented Agni, the god of fire, and commonly bore that title; as also the similar Hutabhuj, the "Devourer of the Sacrifice".

Astrologers said that El Nath portended eminence and fortune to all who could claim it as their natal star. (Allen).

Influence of the constellaion :

The Horns of the Bull: In Indian astronomy the constellation of Taurus was represented by an elephant; this alternative representation existed also in Egypt at some time. The bull and the elephant have in common their two horns or tusks. Strabo calls the southern Pillar of Herakles by the name of Elephant, and Pliny writes that Mount Abyla produces elephants.

The association of the Pillars of Herakles with the tusks of an elephant is most significant. The island which marks the southern end of Egypt proper and is below the Little Cataract on the right bank of the Nile was called Yebu by the Egyptians and Elephantine by the Greeks. The two horns of our constellation of Taurus mark the limit on the right or eastern bank of the Milky Way when it crosses the Ecliptic. This explains why the bull has the most important role in the Egyptian conception of how one enters the Elysian Fields. To gain admittance to the Elysian Fields, the hero must defeat the bull; he enters as the conqueror of the bull that guards the route to the West, that guards the Elysian Fields. One of Pyramid texts reads: “The Bull of the Sky inclines his horn, so that he [the deceased] may pass.”

At times the bull instead of being presented as an enemy is a friend who helps in crossings; the bull itself is identified with the hero and becomes the actor of the triumphant crossing: “He comes out into the sky. He crosses the vault of heaven, lively and powerful, he crosses the foamy Oceanus, overthrowing the wall of Shu.” At times the bull is a ladder, the ladder that gives access to the sky. Weill observes that the deceased is presented as moving towards Orion. Orion and Sirius (Sothis) are mentioned as guides to the bull because the two most important stars are also on the bank of the Milky Way, just below the two horns of Taurus.

The deceased enters the Elysian Fields by flying through the air holding onto the horns of the bull.

This provides a clear explanation of the most important sacred ceremony of Cretan religion, the taurokatapsia, the ritual in which champions grab the horns of a bull and vault over it. It also explains why the bull is such an important symbol in Cretan religion; it does not mean that the Minoans worshipped bulls or believed that bulls were gods. The Spanish bullfight is rooted in a sacred rite, a survival of an ancient religion. The conclusive point of the bull-fight, el momento de la verdad, is when the torrero exposes his chest to the horns of the bull in order to lean over the animal’s head and plant the sword between the horns. Such an act obviously implies a defiance of death.

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