Golden Lion

Golden Lion

The Golden Lion is the highest prize given to a film at the Venice Film Festival. The prize was introduced in 1949 by the organizing committee, as the successor to the earlier Gran Premio Internazionale di Venezia, awarded in 1947 and 1948. The prize was introduced as the Golden Golden Lion of Saint Mark, which was one of the best known symbols of the ancient Republic of Venice. In 1954, the prize was permanently named the Golden Lion.

Lion

The lion is a large cat of the genus Panthera, currently ranging only in Sub-Saharan Africa and India. It has a muscular, broad-chested body; a short, rounded head; round ears; and a dark, hairy tuft at the tip of its tail. It is sexually dimorphic; adult male lions are larger than females and have a prominent mane that extends from the head to the shoulders and chest.

Gold (color)

Gold, also called golden, is a color tone resembling the chemical element gold.

Lion (color)

Lion is a color that is a representation of the average color of the fur of a lion.

golden

Adjective

1. Made of, or relating to, gold.
2. Having a color or other richness suggestive of gold.

Noun

1. (Can we verify this sense?) brassy drummer, brassy chub, etc. (Kyphosus vaigiensis), a fish found in southeast Asia.
2. Ellipsis of golden retriever.

lion

Noun

1. A big cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa, India and formerly much of Europe.
2. A male lion, as opposed to a lioness, which is characterized by having a flowing shaggy mane and taking little part in hunting, which can be done cooperatively.

Adjective

1. Of the light brown color that resembles the fur of a lion.