leo

Latin noun

Last edited: 2023-12-12
Primary meaning Leo
Literal translation lion
Variants
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Leo zodiac sign

Signa autem ipsa duodecim his nominibus nominantur: Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpius, Sagittarius, Capricornus, Aquarius et Pisces.

‘The twelve signs themselves are called by these names: Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, and Pisces.’

— Firmicus Maternus, Mathesis 2.1.2

Genre: astrological compendium
Provenance: Sicily
Date: ca. 334 CE

Firmicus Maternus. 1897. Ivlii Firmici Materni Matheseos Libri VIII, ed. W. Kroll, F. Skutsch. Stuttgart: B. G. Teubner. 1.41


See also

Λέων LeōnLeo

mꜣeLeo

UR.A nēšuLeo

𓄂 ḥꜣ.tLeo

iuba leonis the mane of the Lion

facies et nares leonis the face and nose of the Lion

os leonis the mouth of the Lion

cor leonis the heart of the Lion

humeri leonis the shoulders of the Lion

pedes leonis the feet of the Lion

venter leonis the belly of the Lion

dorsum leonis the back of the Lion

pectus leonis the chest of the Lion

geniculae leonis the knees of the Lion

natura leonis the genitals of the Lion

cauda leonis the tail of the Lion

renes leonis the kidneys of the Lion

nemeaeus Leo

אריא ʾryʾLeo

אַרְיֵה ʾaryēhLeo

सिंह siṃhaLeo

Cite this entry
APA (7th)
Meinhardt, K. (2023). leo (Lemma #906). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/906/

Chicago (Author-Date)
Meinhardt, K. (2023). leo (Lemma #906). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/906/

MLA (9th)
Meinhardt, K. (2023). leo (Lemma #906). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/906/

Harvard
Meinhardt, K. (2023) leo (Lemma #906), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/906/ (Accessed: December 1, 2025).

BibTeX
@misc{zodiac906,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-01]},
	author = {Meinhardt, Kierán},
	year = {2023},
	title = {leo ({Lemma} #906)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/906/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/906/},
}