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Translingual
editAlternative forms
editThere is little variability of form. The tail at right may drop below the loop at left, or may be even with it; the arc at top may be narrow or wide. Occasionally the loop at left does not completely close into a circle.
Etymology
editA stylized representation of a lion's head and tail.
Symbol
edit♌︎
- (astrology) The symbol for the sign Leo.
- (astronomy, rare) The symbol for the constellation Leo.
- (rare) July[1]
- (alchemy, archaic) digestion
Gallery
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A glyph from 1493
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A glyph from the 1500s
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A glyph from ca. 1750
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A glyph from 1840
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A glyph from 1908
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Font variant
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The symbol on a background colored as the Sun, the ruling planet
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Coin with the symbol and icon
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See also
edit| Zodiac signs (translingual) (layout · text) | |||||||||||
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| ariēs | taurus | geminī | cancer | ||||||||
| leō | virgō | lībra | scorpiō | ||||||||
| sagittārius | capricornus | aquārius | piscēs | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ Rudolf Koch (1955 [1930]) The Book of Signs. Dover, p. 55