Lioness

A lioness is a female member of the species Panthera leo. Lionesses are the core members of, and the primary hunters for each pride or primary social group of lions.

When not applied to the animals in general, the term also may refer to

specific lionesses:

• Bast, ancient Egyptian sun and war deity depicted as a lioness
• Elsa the lioness, a lioness raised in Kenya, whose life was documented in print and film
• Lion Gate of Mycenae, lionesses adorning a gateway built to a second millennium B.C. Mycenae citadel located at a site whose name is thought to predate Ancient Greek civilization
• Lioness of Gobedra, a relief carving of a lioness near Axum, Ethiopia
• Löwenfrau, the oldest known zoomorphic (animal-shaped) sculpture in the world and one of the oldest known sculptures in general, dating perhaps to 32,000 years ago
• Sekhmet, ancient Egyptian goddess depicted as a lioness
• Sphinx

or, to

people or inanimate things that have been given, used, or taken the name of lioness:

• Lioness (band), a Canadian indie rock band
  • Lioness (EP), an EP by this band
• Lioness Asuka (ライオネス飛鳥), a professional wrestler from Tokyo
• Millwall Lionesses L.F.C., an English women's football club
• The Lioness, the fourth regular album by Songs: Ohia, including the song "Lioness"
• The Lioness, a fantasy novel by Nancy Varian Berberick, set in the Dragonlance Dungeons & Dragons world
• The Song of the Lioness, a quartet of novels by Tamora Pierce, including:
  • Alanna of Trebond, also known as Alanna the Lioness, the main character of the novels
  • Lioness Rampant, the final novel in the quartet
  • Daughter of the Lioness, the sequel to The Song of the Lioness in two installations
• USS Lioness, a steam ram built in 1857

See also

• Lion (disambiguation)

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