Leo (constellation) Babylonian astronomy, the constellation was called UR.GU.LA, the "Great Lion"; the bright star Regulus was known as "the star that stands at the Lion's breast." Regulus also had distinctly regal associations, as it was known as the King Star. In Greek mythology, Leo was identified as the Nemean Lion which was killed by Heracles (Hercules to the Romans) during the first of his twelve labours. The Nemean Lion would take women as hostages to its lair in a cave, luring warriors from nearby towns to save the damsel in distress, to their misfortune. The Lion was impervious to any weaponry;
Ophiuchus (astrology) Japan in 1996, Berg's system has since been comparatively widespread in Japanese pop culture, appearing for example in the "Final Fantasy" video game series and the manga and anime series "GetBackers", "Fairy Tail" , "Saint Seiya", and "Starry Sky". In Andrew Hussie's "Homestuck" the character Caliborn is associated with this sign. Ophiuchus (astrology) Ophiuchus (⛎) () has sometimes been used in sidereal astrology as a thirteenth sign in addition to the twelve signs of the tropical Zodiac, because the eponymous constellation "Ophiuchus" ( "Serpent-bearer"), as defined by the 1930 International Astronomical Union's constellation boundaries, is situated behind the sun from