About this star:

A triple star, 4.5, 9.1, and 10.8, orange and sky blue, in the River Eridanus. The Arabic name for Keid is Al-Qaid (1), "The broken egg-shells", Omicron2 Eri is the Keid of modern lists, Burritt's Kied, from Al Kaid, the Egg-shells, thrown out from the nest close by. [The Ostrich's Nest were eta (Azha) zeta (Zibal) and rho]. Abbe Hell used it in the construction of his constellation Psalterium (Psalterium is no longer recognized by astronomers). (Allen).

Influence of the constellation: 

According to Ptolemy all the stars with the exception of Achernar are like Saturn. Eridanus gives a love of knowledge and science, much travel and many changes, a position of authority, but danger of accidents, especially at sea and of drowning. (Robson).