Horned Lion-Eagle is a mythological symbol depicting A lion's body with wings and two horns on its head. It is a hybrid of the following symbol(s): Eagle, Horn, Lion, Wings. Objectively, it is described as follows: A creature with the body of a Lion, head of an Eagle, Wings of an Eagle, and one or more Horns on the head.
Components of the Horned Lion-Eagle symbol
Derivations of the Horned Lion-Eagle symbol
Uses of the Horned Lion-Eagle symbol
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MLA Modern Language Association (8th ed.)
OMNIKA Foundation Contributors. "Horned Lion-Eagle." OMNIKA – World Mythology Index, OMNIKA Foundation, 26 Aug. 2022, omnika.org/stable/1114. Accessed 1 Jan. 2026.
APA American Psychological Association (6th ed.)
OMNIKA (2022, August 26). Horned Lion-Eagle. Retrieved from https://omnika.org/stable/1114
CMS Chicago Manual of Style (16th ed.)
OMNIKA Foundation Contributors. "Horned Lion-Eagle." Las Vegas, NV: OMNIKA Foundation. Created August 26, 2022. Accessed January 1, 2026. https://omnika.org/stable/1114.
Bibliography
Black, Jeremy, and Anthony Green. Gods, Demons, and Symbols of Ancient Mesopotamia: An Illustrated Dictionary. Illustrations by Tessa Rickards. London, United Kingdom: The British Museum Press, 1992.
Cirlot Laporta, Juan Eduardo. A Dictionary of Symbols. Second Editions. Translated by Jack Sage. London, England: Routledge, 2001. [E-book edition by Taylor & Francis]
