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Maybe you are thinking about Pyramus and THisbe. They were in love, the were about to meet. Pyramus saw the bloodstaned veil of Thisbe. He thought she had been eaten by a lion and he killed himself for grief. She found him dead.

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Maiden who was thought to be eaten by a lion?

Thisbe. She is the inspiration for Shakespeare's Juliet.


What did Bes look like?

The ancient Egyptian god Bes looked like an ugly fat dwarf. He usually had a beard and was naked. He is sometimes shown as a lion or with lion fur on his face and chest. A scientist thought of him as a lion rearing up onto its hind legs.


What was the Nemean lion?

The Nemean lion was a vicious monster in Greek mythology that lived in Nemea. He was eventually killed by Heracles.The lion was the offspring of Typhon and Echidna, two gods that were born from Gaiathe mother Earth, to slay Zeus because he had not freed his brothers from the pit Tartartus as he was supposed to and ruled himself, but he later freed them to defeat Typhon and Echidna.After the lion had been slain, its pelt became a battle spoil and was said to be impenetrable.


What was the name of the lion killed by Hercules?

The Nemean lion.


Did Ramses the second have a pet lion?

It is believed that Ramses II did have a pet lion, although this has not been confirmed. One of the reliefs inside the Abu Simbel temple, showing Ramses on his chariot during the Battle of Kadesh, shows a lion running alongside the chariot, which is the main source of proof that Ramses had a lion Also, it was common for Pharaoh's to mummify their pets, ranging from cats and dogs to monkeys. Mummified Lions have been found in Egyptian tombs, so Lions as pets were possible. Whether or not Ramses actually had one, or whether its just a form of Ancient Egyptian propaganda is unknown.