Mythological lion names include Yali, Maahes and Sekhmet. Yali is a lion from Hindu mythology. Sekhmet is an Egyptian goddess with the head of a lion, and Maahes is a lion god of war according to Egyptian mythology.
Other examples of mythological lions are: Aker, an Egyptian lion god; Narasingha, a man-lion hybrid and reincarnation of Vishnu; Miysis, a Greek lion deity; Chnubis, a Roman deity with the head of a lion and the body of a snake; and Imdugud, a Sumerian god depicted as a bird with a lion's head. Mythological creatures such as griffins, sphynxes and manticores are depicted with lion body parts.
