Lion
The article discusses how lions enjoyed elevated status in the ancient world, both natural and cultural. Topics covered include how lions where assigned royal qualities and were generally associated with kings and mythical heroes, the tradition of portraying Mesopotamian rulers as hunting lions and...
| Format: | Print Article |
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| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
| Published: |
2021
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| In: |
Biblical archaeology review
Year: 2021, Volume: 47, Issue: 2, Pages: 68 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Lion
/ Archaeology (Motif)
/ Ancient Orient
/ Ruling system
/ Symbol
/ Old Testament
B Biblical archaeology |
| IxTheo Classification: | BC Ancient Orient; religion HB Old Testament HH Archaeology |
| Further subjects: | B
Animals
B Bible. Old Testament B Lions B Lion hunting B KINGS & rulers |
| Parallel Edition: | Electronic
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| Summary: | The article discusses how lions enjoyed elevated status in the ancient world, both natural and cultural. Topics covered include how lions where assigned royal qualities and were generally associated with kings and mythical heroes, the tradition of portraying Mesopotamian rulers as hunting lions and how references to lions in the Hebrew Bible are linked with bravery of death. It also discusses ancient representations of lions. |
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| ISSN: | 0098-9444 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Biblical archaeology review
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