The Lion's Appearance

The lion’s appearance Symbolism and meaning

The opening of any ancient biography usually tried to say something about who the subject was and where he came from. Often the first words included the subject’s name, and, perhaps, a brief comment about his family, ancestry or home town. Unlike modern biography, however, there was no need to cover the birth, all the early life, and education in great detail. Often, the narrative moved swiftly through several decades to the subject’s arrival on the public scene…