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	[[File:Aldu profileCard SadeghFaghanpour-IAU-WGSN.jpg\|thumb\|Aldu profile card (CC BY Sadegh Faghanpour for IAU-WGSN).]]		[[File:Aldu profileCard SadeghFaghanpour-IAU-WGSN.jpg\|thumb\|Aldu profile card (CC BY Sadegh Faghanpour for IAU-WGSN).]]
	Áldu is the reindeer cow in Sami language from Northern Europe. It is a name variant of their constellation [[Sarvvis]], the reindeer (bull) and a modern IAU-star name.		Áldu is the reindeer cow in Sami language from Northern Europe. It is a name variant of their constellation [[Sarvvis]], the reindeer (bull) and a modern IAU-star name.

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	In December 2025, WGSN adopted Aldu, the reindeer cow, for ε Persei.		In December 2025, WGSN adopted Aldu, the reindeer cow, for ε Persei.

	See also [[Sarvvis]], the reindeer bull.		See also [[Sarvvis]], the reindeer bull. <gallery>
			File:Aldu profileCard SadeghFaghanpour-IAU-WGSN.jpg\|Aldu profile card (CC BY Sadegh Faghanpour for IAU-WGSN).
			File:Aldu stickfigure SadeghFaghanpour-IAU-WGSN.jpg\|Aldu stick figure (CC BY Sadegh Faghanpour for IAU-WGSN).
			File:Sarvvis profileCard SadeghFaghanpour-IAU-WGSN.jpg\|Sarvvis profile card (CC BY Sadegh Faghanpour for IAU-WGSN).
			File:Sarvvis stickfigure SadeghFaghanpour-IAU-WGSN.jpg\|Sarvvis stick figure (CC BY Sadegh Faghanpour for IAU-WGSN).
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	Áldu is the reindeer cow in Sami language from Northern Europe. It is a name variant of their constellation [[Sarvvis]], the reindeer (bull) and a modern IAU-star name.		[[File:Aldu profileCard SadeghFaghanpour-IAU-WGSN.jpg\|thumb\|Aldu profile card (CC BY Sadegh Faghanpour for IAU-WGSN).]]
			Áldu is the reindeer cow in Sami language from Northern Europe. It is a name variant of their constellation [[Sarvvis]], the reindeer (bull) and a modern IAU-star name.

	==Concordance, Etymology, History==		==Concordance, Etymology, History==
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	==Mythology==		==Mythology==
	see [[Sarvvis#Mythology\|Sarvvis]].		see [[Sarvvis#Mythology\|Sarvvis]].
			[[File:Aldu stickfigure SadeghFaghanpour-IAU-WGSN.jpg\|thumb\|Aldu stick figure (CC BY Sadegh Faghanpour for IAU-WGSN).]]

	==IAU Working Group on Star Names==		==IAU Working Group on Star Names==

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	==Concordance, Etymology, History==		==Concordance, Etymology, History==
	[[File:Reindeer Herd SamiDrawing.png\|thumb\|Drawing of the [https://www.nb.no/items/98b54ef27714131d3755cc9f607cd330?page=27&searchText=Johan%20Turi Sami asterism of reindeer, in ~~the~~ case a flock (Turi 2011)].]]		[[File:Reindeer Herd SamiDrawing.png\|thumb\|Drawing of the [https://www.nb.no/items/98b54ef27714131d3755cc9f607cd330?page=27&searchText=Johan%20Turi Sami asterism of reindeer, in this case a flock (Turi 2011)].]]
	Sami uranography has the constellation of Sarvvis, the Reindeer (bull). However mythology is also ambiguous regarding whether the creature is a reindeer or an elk, and the folklore has it that the animale keeps its antlers during winter. This only applied to female reindeer, making it uncertain whether it should be a bull in the sky.		Sami uranography has the constellation of Sarvvis, the Reindeer (bull). However mythology is also ambiguous regarding whether the creature is a reindeer or an elk, and the folklore has it that the animale keeps its antlers during winter. This only applied to female reindeer, making it uncertain whether it should be a bull in the sky.

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	Áldu is the reindeer cow in Sami language from Northern Europe.		Áldu is the reindeer cow in Sami language from Northern Europe. It is a name variant of their constellation [[Sarvvis]], the reindeer (bull) and a modern IAU-star name.

	==Concordance, Etymology, History==		==Concordance, Etymology, History==

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	==Concordance, Etymology, History==		==Concordance, Etymology, History==
	[[File:Reindeer Herd SamiDrawing.png\|thumb\|~~Sarvvis drawing~~ of the [https://www.nb.no/items/98b54ef27714131d3755cc9f607cd330?page=27&searchText=Johan%20Turi Sami asterism (Turi 2011)].]]		[[File:Reindeer Herd SamiDrawing.png\|thumb\|Drawing of the [https://www.nb.no/items/98b54ef27714131d3755cc9f607cd330?page=27&searchText=Johan%20Turi Sami asterism of reindeer, in the case a flock (Turi 2011)].]]
	Sami uranography has the constellation of Sarvvis, the Reindeer (bull). However mythology is also ambiguous regarding whether the creature is a reindeer or an elk, and the folklore has it that the animale keeps its antlers during winter. This only applied to female reindeer, making it uncertain whether it should be a bull in the sky.		Sami uranography has the constellation of Sarvvis, the Reindeer (bull). However mythology is also ambiguous regarding whether the creature is a reindeer or an elk, and the folklore has it that the animale keeps its antlers during winter. This only applied to female reindeer, making it uncertain whether it should be a bull in the sky.

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	==Concordance, Etymology, History==		==Concordance, Etymology, History==
	~~In Sami tradition, we see a cosmic hunting scene in the starry sky during the dark season. The~~ [[Sarvvis]] (~~Bull~~) ~~first appears in~~ the ~~sky~~, ~~followed by~~ the ~~hunter Faavna~~, ~~who sets out to hunt Sarvvis. Thus the hunt continues night after night~~ in ~~cosmic equilibrium without~~ the ~~earth coming to an end~~.		[[File:Reindeer Herd SamiDrawing.png\|thumb\|Sarvvis drawing of the [https://www.nb.no/items/98b54ef27714131d3755cc9f607cd330?page=27&searchText=Johan%20Turi Sami asterism (Turi 2011)].]]
			Sami uranography has the constellation of Sarvvis, the Reindeer (bull). However mythology is also ambiguous regarding whether the creature is a reindeer or an elk, and the folklore has it that the animale keeps its antlers during winter. This only applied to female reindeer, making it uncertain whether it should be a bull in the sky.

	~~The mythology is also ambiguous regarding whether the creature is a reindeer or~~ an ~~elk. Since only female~~ reindeer ~~keep their antlers during winter—as described~~ in the ~~mythological context—it is uncertain whether it should be a bull~~. ~~It might instead~~ represent a reindeer cow, called ''áldu''.		Actually, some historical drawings even depict an entire reindeer herd in the sky. So, the Sami suggest to represent a couple of a male and a female reindeer in the stars with the reindeer cow being called ''áldu''. In Sami tradition, we see a cosmic hunting scene in the starry sky during the dark season. The [[Sarvvis]] (Bull) first appears in the sky, followed by the hunter Faavna, who sets out to hunt Sarvvis. Thus the hunt continues night after night in cosmic equilibrium without the earth coming to an end.

	==Mythology==		==Mythology==

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	==Concordance, Etymology, History==		==Concordance, Etymology, History==
			In Sami tradition, we see a cosmic hunting scene in the starry sky during the dark season. The [[Sarvvis]] (Bull) first appears in the sky, followed by the hunter Faavna, who sets out to hunt Sarvvis. Thus the hunt continues night after night in cosmic equilibrium without the earth coming to an end.

			The mythology is also ambiguous regarding whether the creature is a reindeer or an elk. Since only female reindeer keep their antlers during winter—as described in the mythological context—it is uncertain whether it should be a bull. It might instead represent a reindeer cow, called ''áldu''.

	==Mythology==		==Mythology==
			see [[Sarvvis#Mythology\|Sarvvis]].

	==IAU Working Group on Star Names==		==IAU Working Group on Star Names==
	The name was ~~discussed and adopted by~~ the IAU WGSN in 2025.		The name was suggested to the IAU WGSN in 2025 in collaboration of WGSN-members with the Sami-sky culture expert Rolf Jonas Persson from Norway. He had suggested to name two stars with the names of the reindeer bull and the reindeer cow, and he considered stars around δ Per appropriate choices given the centrality of Perseus to the asterism. Based on the fact that 90% of the speakers are North Sámi, it would be most appropriate to use this dialect.

			In December 2025, WGSN adopted Aldu, the reindeer cow, for ε Persei.

			See also [[Sarvvis]], the reindeer bull.

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