Lion Tattoo Designs
LION TATTOO MEANINGS
Revered in many ancient cultures, the lion is a powerful animal, heading the animal kingdom and even named ‘king of the jungle.’ The lion also stands as a religious symbol in multiple faiths, including Christianity and Hinduism. That’s why lions are such common motifs in tattooing, with people channeling various of their traits by permanently inking them on their bodies.
Below, we’ve put together a lion tattoo guide, explaining the meanings behind each of the different possible lion tattoo designs, as well as the best style, locations, and partner designs for lion tattoos. So read on to be inundated with an influx of lion tattoo ideas.
THE HISTORY OF LION TATTOOS
While the history of the lion symbol in tattooing, in particular, is not well-known, much more has been written about the history of the lion in art and culture in general. Depictions of lions date back at least 32,000 years. We’re referring to a lion-headed ivory carving found in southwestern Germany in the Swabian Alb in a Vogelherd cave. This carving is from an archeological culture of the Upper Palaeolithic called the Aurignacian culture.
Moving forward, there was also lion imagery found in the Chamber of Felines in a 15,000-year-old Palaeolithic cave painting found in the Lascaux caves. Specifically, they showed two lions mating. Similar lions have been found in other cave paintings, as well.
With the lion also popping up in the Ancient Egyptian culture, Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome, the Judeo Christian bible, ancient Hindu texts, Tibetan Buddhism, Asia, and Persia – with meanings and associations that we will discuss in the following section – it is clear that this is a powerful, enduring symbol that has been meaningful to human beings and our predecessors for time immemorial.
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