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ID: 901000828
Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901000828
Record Type: Event/Narrative

Samson and the Lion (Old Testament narrative)

Note: Samson kills a lion with his bare hands.

Names:
Samson and the Lion (Old Testament narrative) (preferred,English-P,D,N)

Hierarchical Position:
Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
....<Old Testament iconography> (P)
........<Old Testament narratives> (P)
............Life of Samson (Old Testament narrative) (I)
................Samson and the Lion (Old Testament narrative) (I)
Related Iconography:
actor is .... Samson
..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Old Testament iconography, Old Testament characters, Samson (Old Testament character)) [901000362]

Other Relationships:
role/characteristic is .... narratives (literary works)
.....(genres for literature, genres in literature and performing arts, concepts in the arts and humanities, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
culture/religion is .... Old Testament (culture or period)
.....(Ancient Middle Eastern, Near Eastern (Early Western World), Early Western World, styles, periods, and cultures by region, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
actor is .... lions (species)
.....(Panthera (genus), Felidae (family), Carnivora (order), Mammalia (class), Vertebrata (subphylum), Chordata (phylum), Animalia (kingdom), Eukaryota (domain), living organisms (entities), Living Organisms (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:
Samson and the Lion (Old Testament narrative)
................J. Paul Getty Museum, collections online (2000-)
................Iconclass Illustrated Edition (2022-) 71F325 Samson kills the lion with his bare hands
Iconography Record Sources:
................ J. Paul Getty Museum, collections online (2000-) http://www.getty.edu/art/collection/objects/105155/unknown-maker-samson-and-the-lion-french-about-1413-1415/
................ Iconclass Illustrated Edition (2022-) Samson kills the lion with his bare hands

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