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Cultural depictions of lions are known in countries of Afro-Eurasia. 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 human cultural ceremonies, lions were often used symbolically and may have played significant roles in magic, as deities or close association with deities, and served as intermediaries and clan identities.

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  • Cultural depictions of lions (en)
  • Leoni nella cultura popolare (it)
  • Lion dans la culture (fr)
  • Representações culturais de leões (pt)
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  • Le lion est un animal récurrent en symbolique, qui se retrouve par conséquent dans la fable, en héraldique, en sculpture et en peinture dans la civilisation occidentale. Il évoque la majesté, la monarchie, la force, la suprématie.Dans plusieurs cultures, le lion apparaît comme le roi des animaux. (fr)
  • Cultural depictions of lions are known in countries of Afro-Eurasia. 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 human cultural ceremonies, lions were often used symbolically and may have played significant roles in magic, as deities or close association with deities, and served as intermediaries and clan identities. (en)
  • Il leone (in particolare il leone maschio) ha sempre esercitato un grande fascino sull'uomo. In numerose culture, esso viene usato come simbolo di virtù e qualità positive come forza, fierezza, maestosità, nobiltà e coraggio. La similitudine con il leone, usata per lodare i potenti e gli eroi, è una della più usate di tutti i tempi, dall'Achille di Omero al feldmaresciallo austriaco Borojević detto il "leone dell'Isonzo". Nella cultura moderna popolare, questo ruolo simbolico del leone viene rappresentato anche da frasi di uso comune come "sentirsi un leone" (sentirsi nel pieno delle forze), "fare la parte del leone" (dominare una certa situazione) o "essere coraggioso come un leone". L'identificazione del leone con il "re degli animali" (originaria del mondo classico) arricchisce la sua i (it)
  • As representações culturais de leões são conhecidas em países europeus, africanos e asiáticos. O leão tem sido um símbolo importante para os humanos há dezenas de milhares de anos. As primeiras representações gráficas apresentam os leões como caçadores organizados com grande força, estratégias e habilidades. Em descrições posteriores de cerimônias culturais humanas, os leões eram frequentemente utilizados simbolicamente e podem ter desempenhado papéis significativos na magia, como divindades ou associação próxima com divindades, e serviram como intermediários e identidades de clã. (pt)
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