Samson and the Lion

This bronze statuette depicts Samson and the lion. Samson, partly draped with a cloak, rests his right knee on the lion's back and tears open the beast's mouth with both hands.

Is a biblical figure. Samson means either "of the sun" or "one who serves (god)". Samson is a Herculean-like figure, with tremendous strength given by God to combat his enemies and perform heroic acts, like the wrestling with the lion. When he was attacked by the lion, he siply rips it apart, grabbing it at the mouth.