The Lion

The Lion, is an epithet for a person, the symbol of the king of animals. It is the symbol of power, courage, and virtue, and in Christian art of the resurrection. It is in general, as Mr. Fairholt remarks, "a royal symbol, and in emblem of dominion, command, magnanimity, vigilance, and strength; representing when couchant sovereignty, when rampant magnanimity, when passant resolution, when guardant prudence, when saliant valour, when sciant counsel, and when regardant circumspection."

Nearby pages
The Lobby, The Long Parliament, The Mace, The Magnificat, The Maiden, The Marseillaise