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Lion of Babylon
The
Lion
of
Babylon
is an
ancient
Babylonian
symbol
.
The Lion
of Babylon
symbolically
represented the
King of Babylon
.
The
depiction
is based on the
Mesopotamian lion
, which used to
roam
in the
region
.
The
lion
featured
as the
dexter
supporter
on the
coat of arms of Iraq
from 1932–1959.
It represents
Ishtar
,
goddess
of
fertility
,
love and war
.