The lion in C.S. Lewis’s Chronicles of Narnia is named Aslan.
Aslan is the great lion who serves as a central figure throughout the Narnia books. He is portrayed as Narnia’s creator, king, and protector, and his appearances connect several otherwise separate adventures.
The name Aslan comes from the Turkish word for “lion.” Lewis’s choice gives the character a recognizable title while also reflecting the series’ wide range of cultural and linguistic influences. In the story, Aslan is not simply an ordinary animal: he is a supernatural ruler whose authority is central to Narnia’s moral order.
Readers often focus on Aslan’s biblical associations, especially in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. Lewis described Narnia as a world in which the Son of God appears in a form appropriate to that world, rather than as a direct allegory with a one-to-one key.