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There were different mythological adaptions for the winged lion: 1  Shedu in Sumerian, Akkadian, Persian, and Iranian tribes mythology was depicted as a winged lion. 2  He has often been depicted with a bull body instead of a lion body. 3  The winged lion was the heraldic symbol of Mark the Evangelist.
The lion is known as the king of the animal kingdom. This is where the movie Lion King came from. The lion is also known as the king of the jungle. The lion is a strong, â¦majestic, beautiful and fierce animal. Large animals including giraffe's, buffalo's, rhino's and hippo's are prey to lions. This is the reason they are known as the king of animals.