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Androcles (Greek: Ἀνδροκλῆς, alternatively spelled Androclus in Latin) is the main character of a common folk tale about a man befriending a lion. The tale is included in the Aarne–Thompson classification system as type 156.
A slave named Androcles once escaped from his master and fled to the forest. As he was wandering about there he came upon a Lion lying down moaning and groaning. At first he turned to flee, but finding that the Lion did not pursue him, he turned back and went up to him.
Androcles, Roman slave who allegedly lived about the time of the emperor Tiberius or Caligula and who became the hero of a story told by Aulus Gellius.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Oct 25, 2013 · When Androcles is approached to animal, lion shows paw and Androcles sees that lion has a thorn that prevents him from walking and left him very weak. Androcles removes the thorn from her leg and moves on.
A slave named Androcles once escaped from his master and fled to the forest. As he was wandering about there he came upon a lion lying down moaning and groaning. At first he turned to flee, but finding that the lion did not pursue him, he turned back and went up to him.
Androcles pulls out the thorn, and the grateful lion becomes his friend. One day, though, Androcles is discovered by a Roman soldier, who captures him as a runaway. Instead of being returned to his old master, Androcles is taken to the Colosseum, to fi ght for his life in the arena.
Androcles. (or Androclus), legendary Roman slave who supposedly lived in the first century ad; while Androcles hid from his stern master in a cave, a lion entered with a sore paw, from which Androcles removed a large thorn; later, after being thrown into a pit of wild animals, Androcles was saved by the same lion; George Bernard Shaw used the ...
