clarawinnie: Happy first day of Leo season! A green lion consuming the sun is a common symbol in med
clarawinnie: Happy first day of Leo season! A green lion consuming the sun is a common symbol in medieval alchemy. It represents a method of purifying gold in which the liquid metal, mercury, is used to absorb small pieces of gold through a process called amalgamation. The gold and mercury are then separated with acid. The sun represents gold and the green lion represents either the mercury or the acid This differs based on the source. -- source link