leo ♌

July 23rd - August 22nd

mythology

Leo is the 5th sign of the zodiac, represented by the Greeks as a Lion, specifically the terrible Nemean Lion which had a skin no weapon could penetrate and which had depopulated Nemea. As the first of his labors, Herakles strangled the lion, though losing a finger to it in the struggle, and thereafter used its skin as armor and its head as an helmet. Zeus raised the lion to the heavens in honor of Herakles.

astronomy

Leo the Lion is a Winter constellation, and can be best viewed in the night during the month of March. It is actually shaped like a lion. Leo is seen along the Milky Way in the Northern Hemisphere along the ecliptic between Virgo and Cancer. The brightest star (Alpha Leo) in Leo is Regulus (meaning little king). The second-brightest star (Beta Leo) is Denebola (meaning tail of the lion), and the third-brightest star (Gamma 1 Leo) is Algieba (meaning forehead). The spiral galaxies M65, M66, M95, M96, and the elliptical galaxy M105 are nearby.

astrology

Mode: Fixed
Element: Fire
Ruler: Sun
Exaltation: (not exalted)

Birthstone: Cat's Eye, Jasper, Sapphire
Body Part: Heart, Spine
Color: Yellow
Day: Sunday
Metal: Gold
Perfume: Olibanum
Plant: Sunflower
Animal: Lion

Qualities: Self assertive. Playful. Sexual and loving. Pleasure seeking. Chance taking. Athletic.

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