Decided to look some more into the misinterpretations of Regulus the Guardian of the West
The incorrect interpretations started with this guy Dupius who didn't translate it based on etymology but tried to make it fit into his theory of the Four Royal Stars making a cross in the sky. To do that and make it fit he had to put Antares in the West. Even though Zoroastrian and Medieval sources give Regulus as the Watcher of the West. The "Watcher of the West" is linked to the constellation Leo (where Regulus sits) because of how the Persians divided the zodiacal quarters. Dupuis was trying to find a "Year Zero" for mythology, but many scholars argue he forced the stars to fit his "Solar Myth" theory, often ignoring that the Persians themselves may have defined those "directions" based on zodiacal houses rather than literal compass points.
Does anybody else think it's strange that the Ancient sources give it as the West but every other author makes it another direction? North, South, East ...but not West? Well I think I will stick with the Ancient Texts on this one because it aligns with the other sources that say The Tribe of Judah and the Lion are connected to the WEST.
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