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There were different mythological adaptions for the winged lion: 1  Shedu in Sumerian, Akkadian, Persian, and Iranian tribes mythology was depicted as a winged lion. 2  He has often been depicted with a bull body instead of a lion body. 3  The winged lion was the heraldic symbol of Mark the Evangelist.
1 Penghou-A creature with the face of a man and the body of a dog. 2  Sphinx â Human head, lion body, occasional bird wings. 3  Shedu-A deity that is often depicted with a human head, a bull 's or lion 's body, and bird 's wings.