About this star:

A pale yellow star on the left shoulder of the Virgin Virgo.

Robson writes that this star is symbolically called "Correct Weighing".

Zavijava from Zawiyat al-'Awwa, "Angle of the barker". Zarijan from Al Zawiah, the "Angle", or "Corner". Other indigenous titles were Al Bard, "the Cold", which it was said to produce; and Warak al Asad, "the Lion's Haunches" (Arabic astronomy had a larger lion for Leo).

Bullinger in Witness to the Stars wrote "The star beta is called Zavijaveh, which means "the gloriously beautiful", as in Isaiah 4:2".

This was the star Einstein used during the solar eclipse of Sept. 21st 1922, which fell close to it, to determine the speed of light in space.

"Zavijava probably derives from Al Zawiyah which among other things mean a small Mosque, subsidiary to a larger one nearby. Since such a Mosque is very much a symbol of authority in its locality, as a parish church is in other communities, the idea conveyed here is of someone holding a position of command, but subject to a higher command behind them. Al Araf (another name for this star) 'Those who Send Forth' (others to carry out their orders), or 'Those who are Sent Forth ...' The planetary simile (Mercury-Mars) suggests one who has the intelligence and energy to be sent forth and not need a higher authority to lead". (Dr. Eric Morse).

Delta (Auva), with beta (this star Zavijava), eta (Zaniah), gamma (Porrima), epsilon (Vindemiatrix), outlined a Kennel, of the Dogs [Eric Morse in The Living stars says this Kennel has brothel associations, see Zaniah], and formed the Arabic 11th manzil, Al 'Awwa', "The barker". [Influences: Gives benevolence, gain, voyages, harvests and freedom of captives. With Moon transiting here; sow, plant, take medicine but do not travel or marry (Robson)].

This star, Zavijava, marked the 18th ecliptic constellation of Babylonia, Shepu-arku sha-A, "the Hind Leg of the Lion", for this country also seems to have had one of these creatures here [our present Leo was a larger Lion then].

With eta (Zaniah), it perhaps was Ninsar," the Lady of Heaven," probably a reference to Istar; and Urra-gal, "the God of the Great City"; and one of the seven pairs of stars famous in that astronomy.

As a Euphratean lunar asterism it bore the same title Ninsar, but this included all the components of the Arabs' "Kennel Corner".

These also were the Persian Mashaha, the Sogdian Fastashat, the Khorasmian Afsasat, and the Coptic Abukia, all of the Arabic signification (Kennel? brothel?).

In China it was Yew Chi Fa, "the Right-hand Maintainer of Law". (Allen).

Influence of the constellation:

By the Kabbalists it is associated with the Hebrew letter Gimel and the 3rd Tarot Trump "The Empress". (Robson).

Influence of the star:

It gives beneficence, force of character, strength, combative movements and destructiveness. (Robson).

Reliable worker, attentive to every detail of the job, will make a good salesman, executive, manager or subordinate commander, but needs someone of higher rank to have given him (or her) the job. If less well aspected, he can be the sort of underling who provokes his men to strike or mutiny by over-playing the 'little Hitler' act. (Dr. Eric Morse).