Why did CS Lewis call the lion Aslan?
Why did CS Lewis call the lion Aslan? Aslan is depicted as a talking lion, and is described as the King of Beasts, the son of the Emperor-Over-the-Sea, and the King above all High Kings in Narnia. C.S. Lewis often capitalizes the word lion in reference to Aslan since he parallels Jesus as the "Lion of Judah" in Christian theology. What Bible character is Aslan the lion? Jesus Aslan the lion represents Jesus. Called the King of the Wood, the son of the Emperor- Over-the-Sea offers his life to save Edmund the traitor. Aslan is mocked, beaten and killed, only...