Lion (heraldry)
I comment on the lion (lion) in the crest (symbolic iconographic Buddhist image) by this article.
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General statement
The lion has been used for the design of the crest well from the ancient times. The lion is "a king of beasts", and what was handled as a symbol of courage, power (power), the sovereignty will be the reason that came to be used for a crest well. I am employed with the crest mainly by a charge (figure drawn on the shield) and a supporter (person having a shield).
- The history as the symbol
The lion has been considered to be the subject of a picture and the sculpture from the Stone Age. The picture of the lion drawn 15,000 years ago by a Cro-Magnon is left in Lascaux Cave. The lion came to be considered to be "a guardian of the culture" and "a leader" later. In a grave before the Egyptian civilization to remain in the North Africa, two lions are enshrined on both sides of the grave, but it is thought that this lion was a symbol of God.
The lion comes up in various ancient civilization. The Sphinx with the human face was often prepared into the body of the lion in ancient Egypt. The Sphinx was a symbol of royal families. In addition, the lioness was considered a terrible hunter with ferocity by Egypt and the African culture, but even if it was the guardian of the country, I was recognized and was used as a subject of decoration and the sculpture of the shrines well. In addition, God of the lioness such as bus teth and セクメト appears in the Egyptian myth. When it was a son of デドゥン God (having the head of the lion), I insisted on oneself, and the Nubian who ruled over Egypt for 1:00 period admired デドゥン God as victory and a symbol of the prosperity.
It was thought that the lion was special in Greek civilization and the Middle Eastern civilization. Two lions are carved in the upper part of the lion gate made for the Mycenae period. A lion of ネメア comes up as a monster attacking the people in a Greek myth. It is written that a family was in "the Genesis" of the Old Testament as own symbol in "lions of Judah" Israeli tribal one, Judah.
The Sri Lankan race, Sinhalese refer oneself to "descendant (Singha points at a lion) of the lion" and assume a lion "a thing symbolizing oneself". According to the old legend to remain in Sri Lanka, it is said that King ヴィジャヤ of the first Shin stomach is a child of the シンハバーフ King having a lion to father.
It was a royal family of the Middle Ages, but the lion was a symbol of the boldness so that it was representative by the name of Prince Heinrich lion and a lion feeling king. The Middle Ages period later, a lion continues being drawn to the crest with various forms and is used for various national flags, national emblems, crests in the present.
Term of the heraldry to express a state
I show the list of terms of the heraldry to express the direction of a posture and the face of the animal used for the description of the lion mainly.
Posture
| Posture | Explanation | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Orchid panto (rampant) | I hold the right hind leg out with the left hind leg in a start. The forefoot push it out above each with front. (I do not prepare it) |  |
| パッサント (passant) | I take the walk posture and put up the right forefoot. |  |
| Stay Tant (statant) | I stand in the four legs. |  |
| シージャント (sejant) | For the posture such as "the sitting trick" of the dog, I touch forefoot in the ground and sit down. Forefoot are called シージャントエレクト by the thing same as an orchid panto. (the right figure) |  |
| セイリャント (salient) | I push it out with both forepaws together with both hind legs above in a start. | |
| クーシャント (couchant) | I put up a face with a lying down position. I am not used very much. |  |
| Courant (courant) | I take the posture running by crawling. I stretch out both hind legs with both forefoot backward forward. | |
| Dough mantle (dormant) | I lie at full length and take the posture that buries a face, and lies down. |
Direction of the face
| Name | Direction of the face | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Unavailable | Direction same as the direction where a body faces |  |
| ガーダント (gardant, guardant) | The front | |
| リガーダント (regardant) | A direction and the reverse direction where a body faces |  |
When a body turns to the right, I say counter (counter). (as for the left-hand figure a counter lamb panto)
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