ID: 901000263 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901000263	Record Type: Event/Narrative

	Androclus and the Lion (Greco-Roman narrative)

Note: A story told by Aulus Gellius and others. The story, taken originally from a work by Apion (1st century CE) and also found in Aelian’s "De natura animalium" (On the Nature of Animals) and Seneca’s "De beneficiis" (On Benefits), tells that Androclus had taken refuge from the cruelties of his master in a cave in Africa, when a lion entered the cave and showed him his swollen paw, from which Androclus extracted a large thorn. Later, the grateful animal recognized him when Androclus had been captured and thrown to the wild beasts in the circus and, instead of attacking him, began to caress him; both were then set free.

Names:

	Androclus and the Lion (Greco-Roman narrative) (preferred,English-P,D,P)
	Androcles and the Lion (Greco-Roman narrative) (English,U,N)

Hierarchical Position:

		Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
		....<Greek iconography> (P)
		........<Greek narratives> (P)
		............Androclus and the Lion (Greco-Roman narrative) (I)

Related Iconography:

	actor is .... Androclus
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Roman iconography, Roman characters, Androclus (Roman character)) [901000245]

Other Relationships:

	role/characteristic is .... narrative (literary works)
	.....(genres for literature, genres in literature and performing arts, concepts in the arts and humanities, Associated Concepts (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)

	actor is .... lion (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)

Sources:

	Androclus and the Lion (Greco-Roman narrative)
	................J. Paul Getty Museum, collections online (2000-)
	................Iconclass Illustrated Edition (2022-) in 98B(Androclus)51 Androclus heals the claw of a lion
	Androcles and the Lion (Greco-Roman narrative)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) "Androcles," accessed 8 Jully 2017