Leo (constellation) Leo (constellation) Leo is one of the constellations of the zodiac, lying between Cancer the crab to the west and Virgo the maiden to the east. Its name is Latin for lion, and to the ancient Greeks represented the Nemean Lion killed by the mythical Greek hero Heracles meaning 'Glory of Hera' (known to the ancient Romans as Hercules) as one of his twelve labors. Its symbol is (Unicode ♌). One of the 48 constellations described by the 2nd-century astronomer Ptolemy, Leo remains one of the 88 modern constellations today, and one of the most easily recognizable due to its
Leo the Lion (MGM) Grove" and several early James A. Fitzpatrick "Traveltalks" color shorts, with two additional roars from the lion. Tanner, whose first appearance was before the short subject "Star Night at the Coconut Grove" (1934) (his first feature film appearance was before "Sweethearts" four years later, in 1938), was MGM's third longest-lived lion to be used (for a total of 22 years), after Jackie (who was used for a total of 28 years) and the current lion (who has been retained for years). It is this version of the logo that was the most frequently used version throughout the Golden Age of