The origin of Leo, a Greek fairy tale of twelve constellations

According to legend, in ancient Greek mythology, Hercules was the illegitimate child of Zeus and was cursed by his wife Hera at birth. At that time, Hercules wanted to be the strongest first hero, because he was cursed with heavy sins and accepted twelve challenges. However, Hercules was fearless and passed the test one by one.

Hercules' first test was to kill the Nimia lion and get its fur. Niemoya lion is a very violent and powerful monster with invincible constitution. Hercules can't hurt it with any weapons. Hercules accidentally hit the lion's nose during a fierce struggle, which made the lion's ears buzzing this time. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Hercules put the lion's head under his arm, squeezed hard and hit hard, and finally killed the lion.

After knowing his son's heroic deeds, Zeus happily lifted the dead lion to the sky and became a Leo.

Leo ranks fifth among the twelve constellations, and the ruler is the sun. The patron saint is the predecessor of Apollo, the sun god in fairy tales. Under the protection of Apollo, the symbol of the sun and heat, people born in this constellation are lively and free, with extraordinary courage and strong self-esteem.