Aslan is the central guide and ruler in C.S. Lewis’s Narnia stories.
Aslan is a talking lion who appears throughout The Chronicles of Narnia. He is introduced in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, where his return is connected with the restoration of Narnia and the defeat of the White Witch. He is also described as the son of the Emperor-Beyond-the-Sea and as the creator of Narnia.
Aslan is often understood as a symbolic figure with strong parallels to Jesus Christ, especially through his sacrificial death and return in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. Lewis said the Narnia books were not straightforward allegories, so readers should not treat every character or event as a one-to-one code.
The name “Aslan” comes from the Turkish word for “lion.” Other important Narnian characters, including Mr. Tumnus, Puddleglum and Prince Rilian, are associated with particular books rather than occupying Aslan’s central role across the series.