In C.S. Lewis’s Narnia stories, Aslan is a lion.
Aslan is the central figure of The Chronicles of Narnia and is described as the great lion who guides, judges, protects, and restores Narnia. He is the son of the Emperor-beyond-the-Sea and is associated with creation, sacrifice, resurrection, and the final renewal of the world.
Readers often interpret Aslan as a representation of Jesus Christ, and Lewis confirmed that the character was intended to embody Christ in a world that is not Earth. Aslan is not simply an allegorical code for one-to-one translation, however; he remains a speaking character within Narnia’s own mythology.
The name Aslan comes from the Turkish word for “lion.” The character appears in all seven Narnia books, although his role and the amount of space he receives vary from story to story.