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(as an agnomen). ALP ARSLAN [the Valiant Lion, son of Togrul Beg, the Perso-Turkish monarch. (Reigned 1063-1072.) ALI was called The Lion of God for his religious zeal and great courage.…Brewer's: Lions
(The). The lions of a place are sights worth seeing, or the celebrities; so called from the ancient custom of showing strangers, as chief of London sights, the lions at the Tower. The…Gardiner, Lion
(Encyclopedia) Gardiner, Lion, 1599–1663, English colonist in America. Under contract with patentees of Connecticut, Gardiner designed and erected (1635–36) the blockhouse at Saybrook, which he…Lion, The
(Encyclopedia) Lion, The, English name for Leo, a constellation.mountain lion
(Encyclopedia) mountain lion: see puma.panther
(Encyclopedia) panther, name commonly applied to the leopard, especially to a black leopard. It is also used locally to designate various other cats including the jaguar and the puma. In animal…Pyramus and Thisbe
(Encyclopedia) Pyramus and ThisbePyramus and Thisbepĭrˈəməs, thĭzˈbē [key], in classical mythology, youth and maiden of Babylon, whose parents opposed their marriage. Their homes adjoined, and they…African lion hound
(Encyclopedia) African lion hound: see Rhodesian ridgeback.William, king of Scotland
(Encyclopedia) William, king of Scotland: see William the Lion.Richard Lion-Heart
(Encyclopedia) Richard Lion-Heart: see Richard I, of England.Trending
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