St. Jerome is represented as attended by a lion. (See Androclus).
Lion of God (The), Ali, son-in-law of Mahomet. He was called at birth “The Rugged Lion” (al Haïdara) (602, 655-661).
Hamza, called “The Lion of God and of His Prophet.” So Gabriel told Mahomet his uncle was registered in heaven.
Lion of Jonina, Ali Pasha, overthrown in 1822 by Ibrahim Pasha (1741, 1788-1822).
Lion of the North (The), Gustavus Adolphus (1594, 1611-1632).
Lion-Heart. The legend says that Richard I. was called Cœur de Lion because he plucked out a lion’s heart, to which beast he had been exposed by the duke of Austria, for having slain his son.
Lion King of Assyria, Arioch al Asser (B.C. 1927-1897).
Lion Rouge, (Le), Marshal Ney, who had red hair and red whiskers (1769-1815).
Lion-Tamer. One of the most remarkable was Ellen Bright, who exhibited in Wombwell’s menagerie. She was killed by a tiger in 1850.
Lions (White and Red). Prester John, in his letter to Manuel Comnēnus, emperor of Constantinople, says his land is the “home of white and red lions” (1165).