The legend of the origin of Leo

Leo origin and constellation introduction

Scientific name: Leo

Center position: right ascension 10: 30, declination 16 degrees. Cancer is in the east, virgins and latecomers are in the west. Alpha star (Xuanyuan XIV) is 1, beta star (Emperor I) and gamma star (algie Ba) are both visual binaries, both of which are third-class stars. Together with the triangle star (Upper West Phase), it forms the famous quadrilateral. There are 18 stars brighter than 4 in the constellation.

The fifth palace of the Lion Palace. The longitude of the meridian varies from 120 degrees to 150 degrees. Every year around July 23rd, the sun comes to this palace, when the solar term is summer heat.

Legend of Leo

Legend 1

In the face of the challenger, the king's demeanor is straightforward and single-handedly, which is a symbol of Leo. It is said that the origin of Leo is related to He Wuli.

Hurley is the illegitimate son of Zeus and mortals. He was born with unparalleled divine power, so Sheila was jealous. When He Wuli was a baby, he put two giant snakes in the cradle, hoping to kill He Wuli. Unexpectedly, He Wuli killed them with a smile and was regarded as "the greatest hero of mankind" since childhood.

Sheila certainly won't give up He Wuli because of one failure. She deliberately drove He Wuli crazy and hit his wife. He Wuli was very sorry and sad after waking up. She decided to wash away her sins by abstinence. He came to Messina and asked the king to assign him a task. Who knows that the king got instructions from Sheila, so he gave him twelve arduous tasks, which must be completed in twelve days, one of which was to ask for a man-eating lion.

This lion usually lives in the forest. He Wuli went into the forest to look for him, but the forest was silent. All the animals, birds, deer and squirrels were eaten by lions. When he was tired, he Wuli began to doze off. Just then, the giant lion came out with his head held high from a cave with two holes. He Wuli opened her eyes and looked, oh, my God! Man-eating lions are five times as big as ordinary lions, and their bodies are covered with animal blood, which adds a little momentum. He Wuli shot him with an arrow first, and then hit him with a wooden stick. It's no use. This giant lion is invulnerable. Finally, He Wuli had to fight hand-to-hand with the lion. The process was tragic, but he finally used a lion.

Although the man-eating lion died, Sheila threw the man-eating lion into the air to commemorate his courage in fighting with He Wuli and became a Leo.

Legend 2

Legend has it that Hercules was the illegitimate child of Zeus. When he was born, he was cursed by the jealous Queen Hera, so he had to face twelve arduous and dangerous tests in his life. The first is to fight the invincible and powerful lion. After several battles, the fearless Hercules finally killed the lion. So Zeus lifted the lion to the sky to show off Hercules' achievements. People can see it in the southern sky in late April.

Legend 3

Legend has it that the symbol associated with this constellation is a lion in the Nimia Valley in Greece, which was killed by Heracles in a battle.