ID: 901000041 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901000041	Record Type: Named Legendary Animal

	Nemean Lion (Greco-Roman character)

Note: In Greek mythology, monstrous lion that lived at Nemea and terrorized the population. It was eventually killed by Heracles. It could not be killed with mortal weapons because its golden fur was impervious to attack and its claws could cut through armor. The lion is usually considered to have been the offspring of Typhon or Orthrus and Echidna; it is also said to have fallen from the moon as the offspring of Zeus and Selene, or alternatively born of the Chimera.

Names:

	Nemean Lion (Greco-Roman character) (preferred,English-P,D,N)
	Leone Nemeo (Greco-Roman character) (Italian-P,D,N)
	Λέων της Νεμέας (Greco-Roman character) (Greek,U,N)
	Léōn tēs Neméas (Greco-Roman character) (Greek (transliterated),U,N)
	Leo Nemaeus (Greco-Roman character) (Latin,U,N)
	Léōn tēs Neméas (Greco-Roman character) (Greek (transliterated),U,N)

Hierarchical Position:

		Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
		....<Greek iconography> (P)
		........<Greek characters> (G)
		............Nemean Lion (Greco-Roman character) (I)

Related Iconography:

	is actor for .... Heracles and the Nemean lion
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Greek iconography, Greek narratives, Story of Heracles (Greco-Roman narratives), Heracles and the Nemean lion (Greco-Roman narrative)) [901000279]

Other Relationships:

	role/characteristic is .... Panthera leo (species)
	.....(Panthera (genus), Felidae (family), Carnivora (order), Mammalia (class), Vertebrata (subphylum), Chordata (phylum), Animalia (kingdom), Eukaryota (domain), living organisms (entities), Living Organisms (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	located in .... Neméa
	.....(Kórinthos regional division, Pelopónnisos region, Greece, Europe) (TGN)

	role/characteristic is .... character (person by activity)
	.....(people by activity, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	culture/religion is .... Greco-Roman
	.....(Ancient Italian, Mediterranean (Early Western World), Early Western World, styles, periods, and cultures by region, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:

	Nemean Lion (Greco-Roman character)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) in "Heracles," accessed 21 October 2010
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) sh 89004976
	................Waal, ICONCLASS (1975) 92I74911 Nemean lion
	Leone Nemeo (Greco-Roman character)
	................ICCD database (1988-)
	Λέων της Νεμέας (Greco-Roman character)
	................Wikipedia (2000-) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nemean_lion
	Léōn tēs Neméas (Greco-Roman character)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	Leo Nemaeus (Greco-Roman character)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	Léōn tēs Neméas (Greco-Roman character)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	................ J. Paul Getty Museum, collections online (2000-) http://www.getty.edu/art/collection/objects/12007/probably-by-aegisthus-painter-attic-red-figure-kalpis-greek-attic-about-470-bc/
	................ Waal, ICONCLASS (1975) 92I74911 Nemean lion