Leo (constellation) thus, the warriors' clubs, swords, and spears were rendered useless against it. Realizing that he must defeat the Lion with his bare hands, Hercules slipped into the Lion's cave and engaged it at close quarters. When the Lion pounced, Hercules caught it in midair, one hand grasping the Lion's forelegs and the other its hind legs, and bent it backwards, breaking its back and freeing the trapped maidens. Zeus commemorated this labor by placing the Lion in the sky. The Roman poet Ovid called it "Herculeus Leo" and "Violentus Leo". "Bacchi Sidus" (star of Bacchus) was another of its titles,
Exaltation (astrology) heart), and is being influenced by Bṛhaspati (the teacher of the Gods), and is directed toward righteous action (Dharma pāda) Jupiter is functioning in 100% exaltation, concerning everything Jupiter represents. The sign position directly opposite a planet's sign of exaltation is considered to be its fall. As the exaltation is a place of awareness for the planet, the "fall" is a position of weakness concerning the function of the planet, including everything else the planet represents. Exaltation (astrology) In astrology, exaltation is one of the five essential dignities of a planet. Each of the seven traditional planets has its exaltation