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Order of the Red Lion and the Sun (Persian: نشان شیر و خورشید سرخ) was established during the reign of Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi by the Iranian Red Lion and the Sun Society. This order is bestowed in order to give recognition for humanitarian services rendered in the interests of the Iranian people and for the saving of life.
The Red Lion and Sun Society (Persian: جمعیت شیر و خورشید سرخ ایران Jam-eiyat Šir o Xoršid Sorx Irân) of Iran was established in 1922 and admitted to the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement in 1923. [1]
A green lion consuming the Sun is a common alchemical image and is seen in texts such as the Rosary of the Philosophers. The symbol is a metaphor for aqua regia (the green lion) consuming matter (the Sun), gold. In alchemical and Hermetic traditions, suns are used to symbolize a variety of concepts, much like the Sun in astrology.
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In 1925, under the Pahlavi dynasty the Order continued as the Order of Homayoun with new insignia, though based on the Lion and Sun motif. This motif was used for centuries by the rulers of Iran, being formally adopted under Mohammad Shah. The order is abbreviated as KLS, for Knight of Lion and Sun. [1] The order was senior to the Order of the ...
Founded as the Red Lion and Sun Society in 1922, [4] it became affiliated with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) in 1924 [6] and changed its name and emblem in 1980, informing the international community of Hilal Ahmar adoption [7] while assuming the right to adopt the former emblem in future. [1]
The Boise Fire Department responded Wednesday afternoon to a fire at the Red Lion Hotel on Fairview Avenue, according to spokesperson Lynsey Amundson. Four engines, two trucks, two battalion ...
Sign of Lion in Persepolis; Achaemenid Persian relief University of Chicago Oriental Institute.. The Lion and Sun (Persian: شیر و خورشید, romanized: Šir-o Xoršid, pronounced [ˌʃiːɾo xoɾˈʃiːd]; Classical Persian: [ˌʃeːɾu xʷuɾˈʃeːd]) is one of the main emblems of Iran (), and was an element in Iran's national flag until the 1979 revolution and is still commonly used ...