Alpha Leonis, whom the Persians knew as Venant, the Watcher of the North and King of Summer: four heads represent the double-binary system of Regulus. Comprised of a blue lynx-lion and white vulture pair (representing the blue-white Regulus A and its white dwarf companion) and a twin gold and red lynx pair (representing the fainter Regulus B and C), Regulus is also the first of the Royal Stars—the others being Fomalhaut, Aldebaran and Antares.

The Regulus system is made up of Regulus A, a blue-white main sequence star with a spectral type of B7V, which is orbited by what astronomers presume is a faint white dwarf. This pair in turn is orbited by another pair of stars, Regulus B (K1-2V) and Regulus C (M5V) which in turn orbit each other.

Oil paints and assorted metal leaf on 6"x6" gessobord. Second in a batch of 6 Astral Chimera. Went to the FC art show but was not purchased. Will be going to the AC art show next, unless someone CANNOT WAIT in which case they are perfectly welcome to send me a note and we can talk pricing options.