λέων
Alt. λέων, οντος, ὁ,
1. Lat. leo, a lion, Hom.; of Artemis, Ζεύς σε λέοντα γυναιξὶ θῆκε Zeus made thee "a lion" toward women, because she was supposed to cause their sudden death, Il.; οἴκοι λέοντες, ἐν μάχῃ δ᾽ ἀλώπεκες Ar.
2. = λεοντῆ, "a lion's skin", Luc.