▁was ▁weak . ▁Alg ol ▁was ▁connected ▁to ▁the ▁pro gn oses ▁in ▁an ▁ancient ▁Egypt ian ▁calendar ▁for ▁luck y ▁and ▁un l ucky ▁days ▁composed ▁about ▁ 3 2 0 0 ▁years ▁ ▁ago . ▁▁ ▁The ▁ 1 7 th ▁century ▁English ▁ast ro lo ger ▁William ▁L illy ▁regarded ▁any ▁planet ▁to ▁be ▁aff lic ted ▁when ▁within ▁five ▁degrees ▁of ▁conj unction . ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁its ▁cel est ial ▁longitude ▁was ▁ 2 5 ▁T au . ▁ 5 5 ' 4 8 . ▁ ▁Alg ol ▁is ▁also ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 5 ▁Be hen ian ▁stars , ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁diam ond ▁and ▁hel leb ore , ▁and ▁marked ▁with ▁the ▁k ab bal istic ▁sign : ▁ ▁G ien ah ▁G ien ah ▁( gamma ▁Cor vi ) ▁is ▁supposed ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁similar ▁effect ▁to ▁Mars ▁and ▁Sat urn , ▁t ending ▁to ▁promote ▁gre ed ▁and ▁craft iness . ▁It ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁medieval ▁Be hen ian ▁stars , ▁associated ▁with ▁on y x , ▁bur d ock , ▁and ▁a ▁crow - like ▁k ab bal istic ▁symbol ▁. ▁In ▁this ▁context ▁it ▁is ▁sometimes ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁A la ▁Cor vi , ▁" the ▁wing ▁of ▁the ▁crow ▁or ▁ra ven ". ▁ ▁Pro cy on ▁Ast ro log ically , ▁Pro cy on ▁is ▁considered ▁mostly ▁un fortun ate ▁although ▁it ▁is ▁sometimes ▁wealth ▁producing . ▁It ▁has ▁strong ▁potential ▁as ▁a