So Now You Know

To the Bedouin people of the Negev and Sinai, Polaris is known as "the billy goat". It and Suhail (Canopus) are the two principal stars used for nomadic wandering at night. Due to the fact that it was circumpolar and hence always visible, it became associated with a steadfast nature, as opposed to Suhail, which disappears below the horizon and hence 'flees'.