The lion in C.S. Lewis’s Narnia novels is named Aslan.
Aslan is the central figure of The Chronicles of Narnia, appearing as a powerful and wise lion who guides, judges, rescues, and restores characters across the series. His name comes from the Turkish word for “lion,” a detail that reflects Lewis’s interest in languages and literary traditions.
Aslan first appears in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, where he confronts the White Witch and returns to life after allowing himself to be killed in Edmund’s place. That episode is one of the clearest examples of the Christian symbolism commonly associated with the character.
Aslan is not simply a character in one Narnia adventure. He appears throughout the seven-book series, including its beginning and ending. The name is sometimes confused with Narnian human characters such as Peter or Caspian, but Aslan is specifically the lion who stands at the center of Narnia’s mythology.