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The Story of the Lion
The Story of the Lion
Hercules proved himself strong enough to move a boulder to block one of the exits to the lion's cave and trap it inside. He was also strong enough to wrestle with the lion, and even strong enough to choke it to death. But how was he going to skin it? If no metal or stone could cut the lion’s pelt, and if Hercules himself wasn’t strong enough to cut into it, what was the only thing left? The lion itself. Hercules used the lion’s sharp claws to skin it. Once he had skinned the animal, Hercules wore its pelt as a cloak and its head as a heat.
Fun Facts!
Meteor showers called the leonids can be seen in Leo around November 16 in the northern skies. In ancient Greece and Rome, the Leonids were thought of as messengers or angels sent from the heavens.
5,000 years ago, at midday on the summer solstice, the Sun passed through the constellation Leo. From this Leo became associated with high summer and the Sun. Leo has often been shown surrounded by the Sun’s rays.
The link between Leo and Fresh water might originally have been made in ancient Egypt when the River Nile flooded while the Sun was in Leo.
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