Original sentence: The lion and sun emblem is very ancient, and Ferdowsi the epic poet writes that it was used by Rostam, the legendary national hero
Edited sentence: " Other chief occurrences of 12th-14th century usage include: an early-13th century luster tile now in the Louvre; a ca.1330 Mamluk steel mirror from Syria or Egypt; on a ruined 12th-14th century Arkhunid bridge near Baghdad; on some Ilkhanid coins; and on a 12th-13th century bronze ewer now in the Golestan palace museum.In the latter, a rayed nimbus encloses three female faces rests on a lion whose tail ends in a winged monster.The lion and sun symbol first appears in the 12th century, most notably on the coinage of Kaykhusraw II, who was Sultan of the Seljuk Sultanate of Rûm from 1237 to 1246.The notion that "the sun [of the symbol] symbolized the Georgian wife of the king, is a myth, for on one issue 'the sun rests on the back of two lions rampant with their tails interlaced' [...] and on some issues the sun appears as a male bust.These were "probably to exemplify the ruler's power.symbolism, below)