C.S. Lewis uses Aslan as the central lion figure in The Chronicles of Narnia. Aslan is the creator and great king of Narnia, and he appears throughout the seven-book series.
Aslan’s name comes from the Turkish word for “lion.” In the stories, he guides characters, judges moral choices, and restores Narnia when its inhabitants face tyranny or betrayal. His role is especially prominent in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, where he gives his life in place of Edmund and later returns to life.
Readers often describe Aslan as a Christ figure, and Lewis acknowledged that the character carries deliberate Christian symbolism. However, Aslan is also a distinct fictional character within Narnia, with his own voice, actions, and relationship to the world’s inhabitants.
Tumnus is a faun, Maugrim is a wolf associated with the White Witch, and Rilian is a human prince. None is the series’ lion ruler.