- GIRTAB (Theta Scorpii). Girtab, Bayer’s Theta star within Scorpius, the celestial scorpion, stands out in almost any way you can look at it. The name alone is unusual, in that it comes to us from Sumerian rather than Arabic or Greek, and means simply “the scorpion.”
- The name Girtab is also used by Kappa Scorpii. This Girtab refers specifically to Theta Scorpii, known as Sargas.
