A LION
NEVER
LOSES SLEEP
OVER THE OPINIONS
OF SHEEP
Fun fact.
When taking over a new territory and pride, some male lions will form a “coalition,” or a group of 3 or 4 males. They will fight the resident male lion, often to the death, and kill all his cubs.
Fun facts
In Friedrich Nietzsche’s Thus Spoke Zarathustra, the lion symbolizes someone who has rebelled against traditional knowledge to create a new morality, which is known as the morality of the Übermensch.
The griffin is a mythic creature with the body of a lion and the head and wings of an eagle. This powerful creature symbolizes various qualities, such as the sun, wisdom, vengeance, strength, and salvation. The creature’s dual nature also can symbolize Jesus Christ’s resurrection or the strength and wisdom of God.
The Bible mentions lions many times, including in the Book of Daniel, the Book of Judges, and in 1 Peter. Additionally, a lion symbolizes Mark the Evangelist as well as the entire tribe of Judah.
In alchemy, a green lion is often depicted as eating the sun, which symbolizes a substance that absorbs gold.