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Excelent video. Congratulations.

Dear Robert, Your video was simply amazing ! It helped me understand so much more about this “mythical” animal and its impact on the Judeo- Christian beliefs. Lions are impressive animals and it seems like in many cultures it represents power, strength, royalty and in some cases (for example Asia) it symbolises good luck and happiness. That is why when you explained how Italian and Venetian slowly “adopted” the lion as their symbol, I found it incredibly interesting and captivating to imagine how the “Lions” morphed artistically and culturally. These stylistic changes are proof of the cultural interaction between humans may it be violent or peaceful ( the Venetian merchants stole the Lion though). The winged lion of Venice reminds me of the very famous Egyptian Sphinx (who doesn’t have wings) and the Assyrian Sphinx (who does). As I studied Latin, Greek and Roman Antiquity Civilisation, I’ve encountered many myths describing the powerful beast. They always seemed to be a “trademark” or trophy for a deserving hero. Hercules kills the Lion of Nemea and takes his skin to make a cape ( he is so unfashionable ) and on the back of Pegasus, Bellerophon annihilates the Chimera ( I always thought that the Chimera was born out the “aedes” laziness to imagine a decent monster for our hero to fight). I never quite grasped the “lions” religious impact and how it shaped the early Catholic and Christian Venitian society . That is why when we visited Venice I wasn’t surprised to see golden lions guarding the city of Venice. That being said, I never expected the Lion of Venice to be such a core symbol in the foundation of Venetian History. I understood the meaning of “"Pax tibi Marce, evangelista meus. Hic requiescet corpus tuum." , but i didn’t think it was so important. Needless to say I can’t wait for you to post a new video ! Wish you all the best - A

Thank you so much, it’s very interesting. I can’t wait for the next vidéo