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On this 16th-century clock-face, Leo (from 1 o'clock to 2 o'clock on the outer dial, right of the Moon/Monday) indicates August.
Translingual
Alternative forms
There is little variability of form. The tail at right may drop below the loop at left, or may be even with it; the arc at top may be narrow or wide. Occasionally the loop at left does not completely close into a circle.
Etymology
A stylized representation of a lion's head and tail.
Symbol
♌︎
- (astrology) The symbol for the sign Leo.
- (astronomy, rare) The symbol for the constellation Leo.
- (rare) July[1]
- (alchemy, archaic) digestion
(2): The 1833 US Nautical Almanac using the symbol ⟨♌︎⟩ for stars in the constellation of Leo, here η ♌︎ (Eta Leonis) in line 5.
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Gallery
A glyph from 1493
A glyph from the 1500s
A glyph from ca. 1750
A glyph from 1840
A glyph from 1908
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The symbol on a background colored as the Sun, the ruling planet
Coin with the symbol and icon
See also
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| ariēs | taurus | geminī | cancer | ||||||||
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| leō | virgō | lībra | scorpiō | ||||||||
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| sagittārius | capricornus | aquārius | piscēs | ||||||||
References
- Rudolf Koch (1955 [1930]) The Book of Signs. Dover, p. 55
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