Category
page 1Lions in religion
lion dance
traditional Chinese dance
Lion of Judah
national and cultural symbol
Lion of Saint Mark
symbol of Mark the Evangelist
Lion Capital of Asoka
capital of a column of Mauryan emperor Ashoka in Sarnath, Uttar Pradesh, India

Chinthe
thumb|Lion statues surround the Independence Monument in Maha Bandula Park, in front of [[Yangon City Hall]]
thumb|Two lions guard the entrance to Shwedagon Pagoda
Chinthe ( (); (); ()) is the Burmese word for 'lion'. The leograph of Chinthe is a highly stylized lion commonly depicted in Burmese iconography and architecture, especially as a pair of guardians flanking the entrances of Buddhist pagodas and kyaung (or Buddhist monasteries).
Daniel in the lions' den
story in the Book of Daniel in the Hebrew Bible
Samson's riddle
in the Bible, a riddle that Samson posed to his Philistine wedding guests: “Out of the eater, something to eat; out of the strong, something sweet”, about a beehive in a lion carcass