leo

(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Leo a zodiacal constellation in northern hemisphere between Cancer and Virgo the fifth sign of the zodiac

the sun is in this sign from about July 23 to August 22

otheruses Leo ( , Latin for ''lion'') is a constellation of the zodiac. Leo lies between dim Cancer (constellation)Cancer to the west and Virgo to the east.

Notable features - This constellation contains many bright stars, such as Regulus (α Leonis), the lion's heart; Denebola (β Leonis); and Gamma Leonis!γ1δ Leo (Zosma), Theta Leonisθ Leo (Chort), Kappa Leonisκ Leo (Al Minliar al Asad ), Lambda Leonisλ Leo (Alterf), and (Omicron Leonisο Leo (Subra).Regulus, η Leonis, and γ Leonis, together with the fainter stars Zeta Leonisζ Leo (Adhafera), Mu Leonisμ Leo (Ras Elased Borealis), and Epsilon Leonisε Leo (Ras Elased Australis), make up the asterism known as the Sickle. These stars represent the head and the mane of the lion.A former asterism representing the tuft of the lion's tail has since become its own constellation, Coma Berenices.The star Wolf 359, one of the List of nearest starsnearest stars to Earth's solar system (7.7 light-years), is in Leo. Gliese 436, a faint star in Leo about 33 light years away from the Sun, is orbited by one of the smallest extrasolar planets ever found. theglobeandmail.com

Notable deep sky objects - Leo contains many bright galaxygalaxies of which the twins Messier 65M65, M66 and M95, M96 are the most famous.

History of the name - Early Hindu astronomers knew it as ''Asleha'' and as ''Sinha'', the Tamil languageTamil ''Simham'' but later, influenced by Greece and Rome, as ''Leya'' or ''Leyaya'', from the word Leo, as the Romans commonly called it. Ovid wrote it as ''Herculeus Leo'' and ''Violentus Leo''. ''Bacchi Sidus'' (Star of Bacchus) was another of its titles, the god always being identified with this animal, and its shape the one often adopted by him in his numerous transformations, while a lion's skin was his frequent dress. But Manilius had it ''Jovis et Junonis Sidus'' (Star of Jove and Juno), as being under the guardianship of these deities, perhaps appropriately considering its regal character, especially that of its lucida.The Persians called it ''Ser'' or ''Shir''; the Turks, ''Artan''; the Syrians, ''Aryo''; the Jews, ''Arye''; and the Babylonians, ''Aru'' - all meaning a lion. In Euphratean astronomy it was additionally known as ''Gisbar-namru-sa-pan'', variously translated, but by Bertin, as the ''Shining Disc which precedes Bel'', "''Bel''" being our Ursa Major, or in some way intimately connected therewith.

History of the symbol - The adoption of this animal's form for the zodiac sign has been attributed to the fact that when the Sun was among its stars in midsummer the lions of the desert left their accustomed haunts for the banks of the Nile, where they could find relief from the heat in the waters of the inundation. Pliny wrote that the Egyptians worshipped the stars of Leo because the rise of their great river was coincident with the Sun's entrance among them. For the same reason the Sphinx is said to have been sculptured with Leo's body and the head of the adjacent Virgo, although Egyptologists maintain that this head represented one of the early kings, or the god Harmachis. Distinct reference is made to Leo in an inscription of the walls of the Ramesseum at Thebes (Egypt)Thebes, which, like the Nile temples generally, was adorned with the animal's bristles, while on the planisphere of Dendera its figure is shown standing on an outstretched serpent. The Egyptian stellar Lion, however, comprised only a part of ours, and in the earliest records some of its stars were shown as a knife, as they now are as a sickle. Kircher gave its title there as !''Πιμεν& tau;εκε& omega;ν'',? ''Cubitus Nili''.The astrological symbol has been supposed to portray the animal's mane, but it also might be the animal's tail. Gaius Julius Hyginus's writing published in 1488 and Albumasar's in 1489 showing this latter member of extraordinary length, twisting between the hind legs and over the back, Hygnus's manuscript properly locating the star Denebola in the end. But the ''International Dictionary'' says that this symbol is a corruption of the initial letter of !''Λεων ''? (''Leon''). Lajard's ''Cultes de Mithra'' mentions the hieroglyph of Leo as among the symbols of Mithraic worship, but how their Lion agreed, if at all, with ours is not known.

Mythology - In Greek mythology, it was identified as the Nemean Lion (and may have been a source of the tale) which was killed by Herakles during one of his The Twelve Labourstwelve labours, and subsequently put into the sky.

Astrology - The Western astrological sign Leo of the tropical zodiac (July 24 - August 23) differs from the astronomical constellation and the Hindu astrological sign of the Sidereal astrologysidereal zodiac (August 10 - September 15).In some cosmologies, Leo is associated with the classical element Classical element/FireFire, and thus called a Fire Sign (with Aries and Sagittarius). Leo is also one of the Fixed signs (along with Taurus, ScorpiusScorpio, and Aquarius). It is the domicile_(astrology)domicile of the Sun. The Egyptian pharaoh Necepsos, and his philosopher Petosiris, taught that at the creation of the world the Sun rose here near Denebola, and hence Leo was ''Domicilium Solis'', the emblem of fire and heat, and the "House of the Sun".Each astrological sign is assigned a part of the body, viewed as the seat of its power. Leo rules the heart and spine.

Alchemy - In the symbolism of alchemy, Leo denoted the absorption or assimilation of one substance by another.

Stars - :Stars with proper names::* Regulus or ''Cor Leonis'' or ''Kalb'' ''Kabelaced, - Al Kalb al Asad'' or ''Rex'' (32/α Leo) 1.36:*: < ''rēgulus'' The prince:*: < ''cor leōnis'' The heart of the lion:*: < !القل&# 1576;? !الأس&# 1583;? ''al-qalbu al-´asad'' The heart of the lion:* (94/β Leo) 2.14 Denebola ''Deneb - Alased, Deneb Aleet'':*: < !الذن&# 1576;? !الأس&# 1583;? ''að-ðanabu al-asad'' The tail of the lion:* (Gamma Leonis!41/γ¹? Leo) 2.01 Algieba ''Al - Gieba, Algeiba'' :*: < !الجب&# 1607;ة? ''al-jabhah'' The forehead:*: (or perhaps Arabicized Latin ''juba'' The mane):* (Delta Leonis68/δ Leo) 2.56 Zosma Zozma, - ''Zozca, Zosca, Zubra'' or ''Duhr'' ''Dhur'':* (Epsilon Leonis17/ε Leo) 2.97 Ras Elased Ras - Elased Australis or ''Algenubi'':*: < رأس !الأس&# 1583;? !الجن&# 1608;بي? ''ra´s al-´asad aj-janūbiyy'' Southern lion head:* (Zeta Leonis36/ζ Leo) 3.43 Adhafera ''Aldhafera, - Aldhafara'':*: < !الضف&# 1610;رة? !''ađ̧-đ̧af īrah'' The braid/curl (of the mane):* (Theta Leonis70/θ Leo) 3.33 Chertan Chort or ''Coxa'':*: < ? ''al-xarat'' The rib (two small ribs?):*: < ''cōxa'' The hip:* (Iota Leonis78/ι Leo) 4.00 ''Tsze Tseang'':*: < 次將 (Mandarin ''cìjiàŋ'') The vice-general:* (Kappa Leonis1/κ Leo) 4.47 ''Al Minliar al Asad'':* (Lambda Leonis4/λ Leo) 4.32 ''Alterf'' or ''Al Terf'':*: < !الطر&# 1601;? ''aţ-ţarf'' The eye, the glance (of the lion):* (Mu Leonis24/μ Leo) 3.88 Rasalas Ras - Elased Borealis, ''Ras al Asad al Shamaliyy'' or ''Alshemali'':*: < رأس !الأس&# 1583;? !الشم&# 1575;لي? ''ra´s al-´asad aš-šamāliyy'' The northern lion head:* (Omicron Leonis14/ο Leo) – double 3.52, 3.7 ''Subra'':Stars with Bayer designations::: Gamma2 Leonis!41/γ²? Leo 3.80; Eta Leonis30/η Leo 3.48; Nu Leonis27/ν Leo 5.26; Xi Leonis5/ξ Leo 4.99; Pi Leonis29/π Leo 4.68; Rho Leonis47/ρ Leo 3.84; Sigma Leonis77/σ Leo 4.05; Tau Leonis84/τ Leo 4.95; Upsilon Leonis91/υ Leo 4.30; Chi Leonis63/χ Leo 4.62; Phi Leonis74/φ Leo 4.45; Psi Leonis16/ψ Leo 5.36; Omega Leonis2/ω Leo 5.40:Stars with Flamsteed designations::: 3 Leonis3 Leo 5.72; 7 Leonis7 Leo 6.32; 8 Leonis8 Leo 5.73; 9 Leonis9 Leo 6.61; 10 Leonis10 Leo 5.00; 11 Leonis11 Leo 6.63; 13 Leonis13 Leo 6.26; 18 Leonis18 Leo 5.67; 19 Leonis19 Leo 6.44; 20 Leonis20 Leo 6.10; 23 Leonis23 Leo 6.45; 34 Leonis34 Leo 6.43; 35 Leonis35 Leo 5.95; 37 Leonis37 Leo 5.42; 39 Leonis39 Leo 5.81; 40 Leonis40 Leo 4.78; 42 Leonis42 Leo 6.16; 43 Leonis43 Leo 6.06; 44 Leonis44 Leo 5.61; 45 Leonis45 Leo 6.01; 46 Leonis46 Leo 5.43; 48 Leonis48 Leo 5.07; 49 Leonis49 Leo 5.67; 54 Leonis54 Leo – double 4.30, 6.30; 55 Leonis55 Leo 5.91; 56 Leonis56 Leo 5.91; 64 Leonis64 Leo 6.48; 67 Leonis67 Leo 5.70; 71 Leonis71 Leo 7.31; 72 Leonis72 Leo 4.56; 75 Leonis75 Leo 5.18; 76 Leonis76 Leo 5.90; 79 Leonis79 Leo 5.39; 80 Leonis80 Leo 6.35; 81 Leonis81 Leo 5.58; 83 Leonis83 Leo – double 6.49, 7.57; comp. B has a planet; 85 Leonis85 Leo 5.74; 86 Leonis86 Leo 5.54; 88 Leonis88 Leo 6.27; 89 Leonis89 Leo 5.76; 90 Leonis90 Leo 5.95; 92 Leonis92 Leo 5.26; 93 Leonis93 Leo 4.50:Other notable stars::* Wolf 359 13.45 – flare star; 3rd closest star:* GJ 436 10.68 – nearby; has a planet:* HD 88133 8.06 – has a planetZodiac ConstellationsListedByPtolemy ConstellationsChangedByBayer ConstellationList

References -

''Star Names: Their Lore and Meaning'', by Richard Allen Hinckley, Dover. ISBN 0486210790

''Dictionary of Symbols'', by Carl G. Liungman, W. W. Norton & Company. ISBN 0393312364

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