Lion

Lions are large cats present in Clan mythology.
==Description==
:In Clan mythology, lions are the ancestors of the Clans and are large cats with flowing golden manes like the sun, and pure gold-yellow pelts. They are as large as horses, and are noted to be powerful cats. Lions are also known for their loud roar.
==Relations to cats==
:Lions are present in Clan mythology as LionClan, an ancient Clan of the big cats that had manes like rays of sun. LionClan is also a name taken on when Firestar unites ThunderClan and WindClan as LionClan against TigerClan, later joined by ShadowClan and RiverClan, to face off against BloodClan. Lions are also used in Clan terminology. Comparing an action to LionClan implies bravery or skill, such as fighting like LionClan warriors. As ancestors of the Clan cats, LionClan is attributed to providing the Clans' appreciation of the warm sun.
:Some Clan cats are also named after lions, such as Lionheart and Lionblaze who both have a fluffy ring of fur around their necks like lions. Lioneye and Lionstar are also named after lions. Coincidentally, all four cats are various shades of golden fur similar to lions. Lion's Roar of the Ancient Tribe is also named after a lion roaring due to his loud yowl upon his birth.
==History==
===In The Prophecies Begin arc===
====Into the Wild====
:Tigerclaw tells the apprentices that in the skirmish over Sunningrocks, he fought like a LionClan cat. When Graypaw tells Firepaw about the great Clans, he mentions LionClan, the Clan who had thick golden manes and were the size of horses.
====The Darkest Hour====
:The night before going to battle with TigerClan, Firestar spends the night outside of camp reflecting on his chances of winning the oncoming bout. When he goes to get a drink of water, he sees a lion instead of his own reflection, inspiring him to create LionClan out of ThunderClan and WindClan.
===In the Power of Three arc===
====Eclipse====
:When she is on a border patrol, Hollypaw sees what she initially believes to be a lion on WindClan territory, due to the feline's tapered muzzle; long, smooth back; a curving tail with a bushed tip; large, spaced ears; and a proud, magnificent posture. Sorreltail points out that it is just a cat, however. Later when Sol is taken to the ThunderClan camp, Hollypaw recognizes him as the "lion" she had seen earlier.
===In the Omen of the Stars arc===
====Sign of the Moon====
:When Lion's Roar is born, one cat comments that the loud noise he made upon his birth sounded like that of a lion's, giving the newborn kit his name.
===In the Super Editions===
====Bluestar's Prophecy====
:When Thistlepaw successfully chases off a dog, Mumblefoot remarks that no Clan cat attempted to do such an act since LionClan roamed the forest. When Sunstar calls for a Clan meeting, he promises to make ThunderClan be remembered alongside TigerClan and LionClan.
:Whitestorm talks about prey with Bluestar, commenting that if wishes were prey, they would eat like lions come leaf-bare.
===In the Novellas===
====Leafpool's Wish====
:When a tiny kit is born to Leafpool, Squirrelflight exclaims that he looks like a lion, due to his golden coat and his thick fur around his name. Leafpool declares that she will call him Lionkit.
===In the Field Guides===
====Secrets of the Clans====
:When Brightheart speaks of Swiftpaw's death, she remembers him fighting like all of LionClan. As Tawnypelt recounts on the end of the journey to Midnight, she thought that LionClan's giant cats were prowling out of sight. When Cloudtail recounts on his rescue by Fireheart, he feels as if all of LionClan had came to rescue him. In the section "Prophecies and Omens", it mentions that Fireheart once say a reflection of a lion in a pool of water instead of his own, which prompts him to create LionClan. In the prophecy's respective section, Firestar explains how he gradually learned that he learned that LionClan and TigerClan would meet in battle, and they had to unite to drive out BloodClan.
:LionClan is described with flowing manes like that of the sun's rays. In the story "How LeopardClan Won the River," Goldenstar, LionClan's leader, speaks of a boar in the forest.
:In the story "How Snakes Came To The Forest," a LionClan warrior named Sunpelt, who is said to have heard stories of a hostile snake named Mouthclaw. Although cats from all Clans are forbidden to go to Snakerocks, Sunpelt believes that he would earn the forest's respect if he kills Mouthclaw. One morning, Sunpelt angers Mouthclaw by kicking stones into her cave so she can come out, and she bares her fangs, as she favored LionClan warriors for a meal. She lunges for Sunpelt, but he leaps from rock to rock. The two fight throughout the day before Mouthclaw requests Sunpelt to spare her for a wish, and he wishes for her to shrink herself. Once she turns into a thousand small snakes, Sunpelt, horrified, returns to camp to report his deed. Goldenstar, although displeased at the amount of snakes, notes that none of them would be as dangerous as Mouthclaw, and forgives Sunpelt.
:In "How TigerClan Got Their Stripes," LionClan and TigerClan are both said to have golden coats, but LionClan had long manes like the sun's rays. One day, Thorntooth, a TigerClan warrior, steals Petalkit, a LionClan cub, and Shadestar is enraged at his actions, as LionClan would war with TigerClan until Petalkit was given back. That night, Shadestar calls for a Gathering to give Petalkit back to her father, Goldenstar. Thorntooth wishes that TigerClan had something to set them apart from the other Clans, and Goldenstar punishes TigerClan to forfeit their honor for a moon.
==Gallery==
Lion.FG-1.png|A lion in Secrets of the Clans
Great Clans.TPB-1.png|A lion, leopard, and a tiger in The Prophecies Begin, volume 1
Firestar.OS-6.png|A lion on the cover of The Darkest Hour
==See also==
*LionClan (mythological)
*LionClan (modern)
*Lionheart
*Lionblaze
*Lioneye
*Lionstar
*Lion's Roar
==External links==
*Lion
==Notes and references==
pl:Lew (stworzenie)
Category:Creatures