Aslan is the central lion and wise ruler in C.S. Lewis’s Narnia series.
Aslan appears throughout The Chronicles of Narnia as a powerful, benevolent figure associated with creation, judgment, guidance, and restoration. He is the son of the Emperor-Beyond-the-Sea and is described as the creator of Narnia in the series’ mythology.
His first major appearance is in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, where he confronts the White Witch and gives himself in Edmund’s place. He later returns and helps restore life and order to Narnia.
Readers often identify Aslan simply as a talking animal, but his role is broader: he is also Narnia’s foundational authority and spiritual symbol. Lewis said the character represented Christ in the Narnian world, though Aslan remains a fictional character within the story rather than a direct retelling of the Gospels.