In Culture
- Together with λ Sco (Shaula), Lesath is listed in MUL.APIN as dSharur4 u dShargaz, meaning "Sharur and Shargaz".. In Coptic, they were called Minamref
- The indigenous Boorong people of northwestern Victoria named it as Karik Karik (together with λ Sco), "the Falcons"
- USS Lesuth (AK-125) was a United States Navy Crater class cargo ship named after the star.
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