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The lion ( Felisleo)
Holds first rank in ornamental fauna. His strength , great courage ,and
nobility have assured him from the earliest time the title of “King of
Beasts”. His majestic stature , his compact, proportionate build, his
striding muscles, offer grateful problems for art. Lying, walking, sitting,
fighting, conquering or conquered, hi is an often used motive. Among the
Macedonians and Romans the lion was considered the guardian of springs and
of gates and temples.
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