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,
Leo the Lion (MGM) lion finally roars off-screen (using the 1982 roar used for Leo) around thirty seconds later, to which Bob remarks, "Geez, now that hoser's growling." In the teaser trailer for Australian comedy adventure movie starring Steve Irwin "", the lion is shown in the MGM logo roaring (using the same roars as Leo) before Steve appears on screen and introduces himself. Steve stands beside the logo, discusses various facts, including his upcoming film. Steve eventually realizes there’s one big problem, which is the lion, believing the animal is too tame, much to the lion’s dismay. Steve orders the lion to get