What does the symbol for a leo mean? and not the lion.?!
Question:
What does the symbol for a leo mean? and not the lion.?
Okay, I know the animal for a leo is a lion- but there is another symbol it look like this -------> http://cgi.astrology.ca/bjasmine/wallpap...
What is that??!!?!
Answers:
Of the stars in Leo, two in the head are like Saturn and partly like Mars; the three in the neck are like Saturn and to some degree like Mercury...; those in the loins . . . Saturn and Venus; those in the thighs resemble Venus and in some degree Mercury.
Leo,found in the early spring skies, is one of the few constellations that actually looks a bit like its namesake - a Lion. The constellation Leo is south of Ursa Major.
The star Regulus is at the base of a sickle that forms Leo's head. It has also been called the "regulator" of heaven. It marks the heart of the great lion in the sky, giving celestial creature life, and its association with the Sun moving through the zodiac was thought to regulate the seasons. Astrologers from antiquity on, have regarded it as regulating affairs on earth as well as ruling the heavens. For Persians it was one of four Guardian stars of Heaven. Regulus has been called the "Royal Star," and "Kingly Star," being associated in many ways with kings on earth. Thus, both the star and its constellation became a cherished symbol of royalty.
Leo's triangular shaped tail ends with the bright star Denebola. The name "Denebola" like so many others is Arabic in origin and is a corruption of "Al-dhanab-al-Asad" which means the Lion's tail.
It is said that the stars in the neck back and wing all bring trouble, disgrace and sickness affecting the part of the body ruled by the sign, especially if they happen to be in conjunction with the Moon.