The lion has been an important symbol to humans for tens of thousands of years. The earliest graphic representations feature lions as organized hunters with great strength, strategies, and skills. In later depictions of … See more

Various kings and political leaders in different cultures and times, famed for courage or fierceness, were entitled "the lion" – such as: See more

During the Renaissance, animals, especially those close to man, were depicted with passion but also with scientific rigor. However, exotic animals, which were difficult to observe, were in part imagined by the painter: La Chaste au tigre (The Tiger … See more

National currencies of three countries in Europe are named after the lion: the Bulgarian lev (Bulgarian: лев, plural: лева, левове / leva, levove), and the Moldovan and Romanian leu (/leŭ/, plural: lei /lej/) all mean "lion".
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First depictions
The earliest known cave paintings of lions (which are of the extinct species Panthera spelaea) … See more

The lion appears in several fairy and folk tale traditions all over the world. Some tale types, according to the Aarne-Thompson-Uther Index, … See more

The lion is a common charge in heraldry, traditionally symbolizing courage. The following positions of heraldic lions are recognized:
• rampant
• guardant
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