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(Latin: "Lion") In astronomy, the constellation lying between Cancer and Virgo; in astrology , the fifth sign of the zodiac , governing approximately the period July 23August 22.
Its symbol, a lion, has been associated with the Nemean lion slain by Heracles . The Nemean lion was considered invulnerable because its skin was impervious to arrows, but Heracles battered it to death with a club. Zeus put the lion in the sky as a constellation.