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Q: The animal represented in this constellation was killed by Hercules.?
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What animal represented in this constellation was killed by Hercules?

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What animal did Hercules killed in the Constellation associated?

Leo the Lion, Contstellation Leo


What is the nickname of the constellation Hercules?

It is called the kneeler because Hercules is kneeling over the dragon he killed.


Why was the lion constellation called Leo?

The ancient Greeks and Romans named the constellation as a representation of the Nemean Lion killed by Heracles (Hercules) as one of his twelve labors.


Why was the constellation Leo called Leo?

The ancient Greeks and Romans named the constellation as a representation of the Nemean Lion killed by Heracles (Hercules) as one of his twelve labors.


What is the Greek or Roman mythology behind Leo?

The constellation of Leo was reminiscent of the Nemean Lion, killed by Hercules as one of his Labors.


How did the Centaurus become a constellation?

He was shot and killed by Hercules with an arrow dipped in Hydra venom. Instead of going to the realm of Hades, Zeus put him in the stars as the constellation "Centaurus" or "Sagittarius".


What is the true story of the constellation Leo?

The story of Leo is that of the Nemean Lion who was killed by the Roman/Greek hero Hercules (Herakles) as one of his 12 labors.


What is the mythology of the constellation cancer?

When Hercules was fighting Hydra, the nine headed serpant monster, a crab scurried up and pinched Hercules' toe. This crab was a distraction in the battle, and Hercules killed it. The greek goddes Hera was impressed with the crab, and showed it's picture up in the sky.


What is the animal skin that Hercules wore called?

He wore the "hide" of the Nemean Lion that he killed as the first of his ten labors.


Who killed the wife of Hercules?

Hercules killed his first wife, Megara, in a fit of madness sent by Hera.


Who defeated hercules?

In the end it was the Hydra that killed Hercules