The winged lion is a mythological creature that resembles a lion with bird-like wings. The winged lion is found in various forms especially in ancient...
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The Lion of Saint Mark, representing Mark the Evangelist, pictured in the form of a winged lion, is an aspect of the Tetramorph. On the pinnacle of St...
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The Winged Lion Memorial (Czech: Památník Okřídleného lva) was unveiled on 17 June 2014 at Klárov in Prague by the British Member of Parliament, Rt Hon...
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Lamassu (redirect from Winged bull)
reliefs Louvre – human-headed winged bulls and reliefs from Dur-Sharrukin The Metropolitan Museum of Art – human-headed winged lion and bull from Nimrud, companion...
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The Temple of the Winged Lions is a large Nabatean temple complex located in Petra, Jordan, and dated to the reign of King Aretas IV (9 BCE–40 CE). The...
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around the 2nd century BC) resembled a winged lion. The (probably unrelated) Lion of Saint Mark is the winged heraldic symbol of Mark the Evangelist of...
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List of legendary creatures by type (section Lions)
a winged bull or lion with human face Hieracosphinx (Egyptian) – has the head of a hawk and the body of a lion. Stratford Lyon Tigris – giant lion of...
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The Lion of Venice is an ancient bronze sculpture of a winged lion in the Piazza San Marco of Venice, Italy, which came to symbolize the city—as well as...
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(Achaemenid king) and Lion, "Confrontation between Shahriar and Lion" or "Shah's battle with lion", winged ox, Griffin, and winged lion refers to rock carvings...
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depicted with a halo. The winged lion is the traditional symbol of Venice, whose patron saint is Mark the Evangelist. A sea-lion, also called a morse, is...
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Christianity. His feast day is celebrated on April 25, and his symbol is the winged lion. According to William Lane (1974), an "unbroken tradition" identifies...
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The Winged Lion of Vulci is a nenfro sculpture of a lion with wings, carved between 550 BC and 540 BC and discovered in excavations of the necropoli of...
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symbol of the Venetian club is a winged-lion (see Lion of Venice), commonly mistaken for a griffin. The golden winged-lion is the official symbol carried...
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that put Dorothy, Toto, and the Lion to sleep, she orders Nikko to fetch the Golden Cap so she can summon the winged monkeys and they can take the Ruby...
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particular winged horse from Greek mythology. Sometimes the lowercase spelling is used as a metonym for winged horses in general. .Tulpar - A winged horse...
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phrase "PAX TIBI MARCE EVANGELISTA MEUS" was found on the flag. The winged lion was chosen as a symbol of Venice due to its connotations with Saint Mark...
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account, is symbolized by a winged lion—a figure of courage and monarchy. The lion also represents Jesus's resurrection (because lions were believed to sleep...
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The lion (Panthera leo) is a large cat of the genus Panthera, native to Africa and India. It has a muscular, broad-chested body; a short, rounded head;...
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also associated with the image of a lion. The perfect human body of Christ was originally represented as a winged man, and was later adapted for St Matthew...
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Gujarat Lions all used lions in their logos. MMA fighter Amanda Nunes uses the ring name "The Lioness" Lion-baiting Winged lion Piraeus Lion Medici lions Manticore...
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The Winged Victory of Samothrace, or the Niké of Samothrace, is a votive monument originally discovered on the island of Samothrace, north of the Aegean...
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Assyrian royal capital to Kalhu (modern Nimrud, Iraq). Human-headed winged lion (lamassu) gateway supports from the palace date from this period to 859...
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argued that "the winged lion with human head" found in Phoenicia and Canaan from the Late Bronze Age is "much more common than any other winged creature, so...
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playing the bagpipes, a lion-dog (Chinese guardian lion), a goat, a dragon, a Chinese dragon, a primitive dragon, a winged lion and a lion. Church grim, a folklore...
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the 14th century with a coat of arms of a blue 'griffioen' (winged, lanky, standing lion figure). In 1604 when Warmolus Hilbrandus addressed Kaiser Rudolf...
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Heraklion sports the wings and hair of Guardian Beast Alexander (a humanoid winged lion), the lower body, tail, bone fragments, and halbred of Gladiator Beast...
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The goddess is seen in Petra's Khazneh, as well as the Temple of the Winged Lions. Atargatis, she is a foreign deity to the Nabataeans, her cult center...
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Force, and often told him about the Czechoslovak pilots' bravery. The Winged Lion Memorial (sculpted by British sculptor Colin Spofforth) was unveiled...
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renewed effort to preserve and rehabilitate the Winged Lions Temple by The Temple of the Winged Lions Cultural Management (TWLCRM) Initiative, the Petra...
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other Toyota products. All versions of the Soarer featured a unique winged lion emblem (often mistakenly called a Griffin) as the logo throughout the...
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