11/01/2025
Hello again!
Especially to all our Leo friends today's post is about your sign. Taking place in the sky between July 23rd and August 22nd all who fall under this date range can proudly proclaim the sign of the lion. Leo is the sign of the mighty lion and has been since Babylonians first made the Mul Apin star charts, one of the first maps of the constellations.
The symbol of the lion is usually a small orb with a large tail in a swirling pattern that evokes an abstraction of the wonderful mane of the heavenly beast (♌️). The Babylonian name for the constellation Leo (Ur Gu La) roughly translates to "Foremost Predator." A fitting title!
While proud and elegant, the lion is a patient hunter who keeps care of their own. Fiercely independent while at the same time incredibly loyal, any Leo shines like the sun. It's no surprise that the element associated with this sign is fire.
Translating Akkadian and any other form of Cuneiform writing can be more of an art than science at times but even in the earliest records of Leo's legend the heavenly lion is typically considered a fearsome warrior and often a messenger for the gods. Perhaps the better known version of how Leo was drawn in the skies is the later Greek astrologists and record keepers. In the Greek versions of the stories of Leo, the lion we see in the sky is the Nemean Lion. Those familiar with the tales of Hercules and his 12 labors will be familiar with this beast.
The Nemean Lion was a ferocious beast with skin and mane that couldn't be damaged by mortal weapons. Unfortunately for the Nemean Lion, Hercules was a skilled archer. Hercules provoked the lion into charging him and fired an arrow into the lion's mouth where the flesh of the animal was the same as a regular lions. Thusly the Nemean Lion was killed and placed in the sky to honor his acomplishment.
