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Origins in
Mythology
To our ancestors, the qualities
of the Lion were associated with rulership and divinity. For many cultures,
the symbol of a lion served as a guardian. Lion figures stand fast against
darkness and evil intent in the doorways of palaces, temples, and in the
rituals of the Chinese New Year. It is not hard to recognize some of these
same attributes in those born under the Sun sign of Leo.
In Greek mythology, the constellation of Leo is explained through the tale
of Hercules and the Nemean lion. The creature had terrorized the countryside
for years and all weapons were useless against it. Hercules was sent to kill
the beast by Hera, who hated him as an illegitimate son of Zeus.
However, Hercules proved successful in defeating the Nemean Lion and even
went so far as to make a cloak and helmut from the creature's hide. In honor
of this great feat, Zeus set the form of the fearsome Lion in the night sky
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