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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.
Guardian lion at the National Palace Museum in Taipei. Chinese guardian lions or Imperial guardian lion, traditionally known in Chinese simply as Shi (Chinese: ç; pinyin: shÄ«; literally:  lion ), and often called Foo Dogs in the West, are a common representation of the lion in pre-modern China.uardian lion at the National Palace Museum in Taipei. Chinese guardian lions or Imperial guardian lion, traditionally known in Chinese simply as Shi (Chinese: ç; pinyin: shÄ«; literally:  lion ), and often called Foo Dogs in the West, are a common representation of the lion in pre-modern China.