LeoThe patron saint, Apollo Phoebus (Phoebus)

Phoebus is the sun god in Greek mythology, is the goddess of Jupiter and dark Leto (dojdlivoe-leto wonders), the son of aka Apollo.Phoebus is the god of light, upon Phoebus couldn't find the darkness, he never tells a lie, and aboveboard, so he is also known as the god of truth.Phoebus typical image is his right hand is called "lire" harp, left hand symbolizes the golden ball of the sun.He is good at playing the lyre, beautiful melody like sounds, so also is the god of music;Phoebus also in charge of the poetry and medicine, so the god of poetry and the god of medicine.He is the most versatile in Greek mythology, is the most beautiful and the most handsome of the gods, but also symbolizes the male beauty.

　　The story of Phoebus

　　U Phoebus painted with laurel

People usually put Phoebus and romantic poetic love together, mouth Phoebus with achelous beautiful daughter darfur's fall in love.Once because of their conflicts and acrimony and open-minded Phoebus decided later XiangDaFo apology, while she tried to escape.Phoebus once happened to encounter darfur nie, hence come forward to explain, but darfur's turnescape.The latter in the case of not escape shouted: "ah!The earth mother, help me!"Singular scene happened: she just say that finish, her legs could not move, standing straight on the a layer of gray bark, the hair into the leaves, his arms into the branches, feet long out of the tree roots, head into the trees.When Phoebus arrived, he can only caught one of the laurel tree trunks smooth, but he can feel to Buddha's heart still beat to beat.Phoebus to express his deep feeling, the picking some laurel branches and made a corolla, wear in his head, and sing the song beautiful poetry, after the Olympic Games for the memory of her.Darfur was deeply moved, tears, so the final two people together, back to the past happy and beautiful life.Say the word "poet laureate" future generations, it originated in the story.

　　Taken the painted Phoebus's music

Legend Phoebus "lire" harp can be played in the hands of a heavenly voice, that all music is in the shade.On one occasion, the Greek heroes on "unsinkable ship - Argo" exploration of time after the siren sirens guarded islands, they lure of passing ships and sailors with a wonderful song, and then their watery grave.They half like a bird, like a halfA woman, always sitting on the coast, looking far away.Approached them, no one can escape the temptation of their eyes at.Argo, heroes hear so attractive song, all with longing, ready for landing ships, to find the source of the song.At the crisis moment, Phoebus played in the air "lire" harp, melodious tweedle overshadowed the banshee song, immediately to restore all of the mind.In order to thank Phoebus for saving his life, the greeks will his lyre as representative of music is the highest.At the same time, it also rejected all worldly multifarious temptation, keep a pure mind chooses.

　　Phoebus treasures

　　Painted to end lyre harp

The beginning is made, the son of Jupiter, hermes later as Phoebus will this harp wonderful developed to get incisively and vividly, so hermes will harp given Phoebus, hope he can be such beautiful music to the world.

　　Taken the painted gold bow and arrow

Phoebus as the patron saint of archers, shooting skills, with.As god hephaestus to he specially forged the gold bow and arrow.

　　To end the sun chariot and painted golden

Legend of Phoebus the chariots and golden sun by hephaestus, they can send out a dazzling light.Every morning, Phoebus will harness the sun appeared above the horizon, bringing light to the earth.

　　Taken the laurel wreath of u

Since Phoebus first lover after darfur's into a laurel, Phoebus will put a laurel wreath on his head, man by this symbol of women's love is the heart of the firm.Phoebus in memory of her and holding the Olympic Games, the laurel wreath was he was used as the Greek Olympic champion award, as a symbol of the Olympic spirit.

　　Phoebus in the west

In the west, Phoebus are the gods of one of the most admired by people, people praised his aboveboard, health and vigor, youth and the extraordinary artistic attainments, therefore the world specially made a Phoebus praise:

Light is my arrows, I use it to shoot

The love of the night, afraid of the day "cheat",

People who are evil or deliberately evil

Escape from me;Had my brilliant light

Kindness and honest behavior is lively,

Until the night to rule, and undermine them.

I use the atmosphere color feeding flowers,

The rainbow and cloud and mist;In the eternal garden house,

Up to the moon and the stars in the pure

My essence, asing if is wrapped in dress;

Between heaven and earth, no matter what lamp put Ming,

The light to a, it is a part of me

I am the eyes of the universe, it with me

See it, recognize their own sacred;

All instruments or harmony of poetry,

All predictions, all medicine, all the light

(whether natural or art) belong to me,

Victory and praise, the song to me.

　　Leo: Leo, 7.23 to 8.22

Leo is located in the fifth sign of the zodiac.Leo in eastern and western astrology culture occupies an important position.Especially its core bright stars, called regulus in ancient times of China, is the real king star.

Leo personality: pride, self-confidence, noble, dignified, loyalty, self-centered, impatient personality, unwilling to mediocrity.

Leo dominated parts of the body, heart, spine, spinal cord, the spleen.