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2. Perhaps we can identify a pair of 'female' stars corresponding to Helen of Troy and Clytemnestra. They were twin sisters and born at the same time as their twin brothers, thus we ought to search in Gemini and close to Castor and Pollux:

A quick look and we can see that ρ (named Propus like η) and σ is a possible natural choice:

ρ	07h 29m 06.61s	07h 29.11m	521.1
Castor	07h 34m 36.00s	07h 34.06m	522.4
σ	07h 43m 18.69s	07h 43.31m	524.7

8th hour:
Muliphein	γ Canis Majoris		15° 33′ S	07h 01m
Wezen	δ Canis Majoris		26° 19′ S	07h 06m
Wasat	δ Gemini	3.50	22° 05′ N	07h 17m	110.8	518.8
Aludra	η Canis Majoris		29° 12′ S	07h 22m
Gomeisa	β Canis Minoris		08° 23′ N	07h 24m
Clytemnestra	ρ Gemini	4.16	31° 47′ N	07h 26m	113.1	521.1
Castor	α Gemini	1.58	32° 00′ N	07h 31m	114.4	522.4
Procyon	α Canis Minoris		05° 21′ N	07h 37m
Helen of Troy	σ Gemini	4.23	28° 53′ N	07h 40m	116.7	524.7
Pollux	β Gemini	1.16	28° 09′ N	07h 42m	117.2	525.2
Azmidiske	ξ Puppis		04° 44′ S	07h 47m

Castor is mentioned before Pollux because his star rises first, but female' stars could be following in the path of Moon, rising in the west and descending in the east, thus motivating mentioning them in descending right ascension order.