The Cowardly Lion

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Oz character fictional character lion literary character

The Cowardly Lion is a fictional lion from L. Frank Baum’s Oz stories, best known as Dorothy’s timid yet ultimately brave companion in "The Wizard of Oz."

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Cowardly Lion 34
The Cowardly Lion canonical 6
Cowardly Lion in The Wizard of Oz 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Oz character ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ
lion ⓘ
literary character ⓘ
adaptedIn The Wizard of Oz ⓘ
surface form: 1939 film The Wizard of Oz
allyOf Dorothy Gale in The Wizard of Oz ⓘ
surface form: Dorothy Gale

The Scarecrow ⓘ
surface form: Scarecrow

The Tin Man ⓘ
surface form: Tin Woodman
appearsIn Oz book series ⓘ
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz ⓘ
film adaptations of The Wizard of Oz ⓘ
stage adaptations of The Wizard of Oz ⓘ
television adaptations of The Wizard of Oz ⓘ
associatedWith Emerald City ⓘ
Yellow Brick Road ⓘ
basedOn stereotypical image of a brave lion contrasted with cowardice ⓘ
characterArc overcomes fear and discovers his own courage ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
creator L. Frank Baum ⓘ
desires courage ⓘ
fictionalUniverse Land of Oz ⓘ
filmDebut The Wizard of Oz ⓘ
surface form: The Wizard of Oz (1939 film)
firstAppearance The Wonderful Wizard of Oz ⓘ
firstAppearanceYear 1900 ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
hasCompanion Dorothy Gale in The Wizard of Oz ⓘ
surface form: Dorothy Gale

The Scarecrow ⓘ
surface form: Scarecrow

The Tin Man ⓘ
surface form: Tin Woodman

Toto ⓘ
homeRegion forest in the Land of Oz ⓘ
languageOfOrigin English ⓘ
literaryGenre children's fantasy ⓘ
nationality Ozian ⓘ
notableScene meeting Dorothy, Scarecrow, and Tin Woodman in the forest ⓘ
receiving a symbolic token of courage from the Wizard of Oz ⓘ
notableTrait bravery ⓘ
cowardice ⓘ
timidity ⓘ
portrayedBy Bert Lahr ⓘ
roleInStory Dorothy's companion ⓘ
member of Dorothy's group on the Yellow Brick Road ⓘ
seeksHelpFrom The Wonderful Wizard of Oz ⓘ
surface form: Wizard of Oz
species lion ⓘ
symbolizes inner courage ⓘ
the idea that bravery is acting despite fear ⓘ
travelsWith Dorothy Gale in The Wizard of Oz ⓘ
surface form: Dorothy Gale

The Scarecrow ⓘ
surface form: Scarecrow

The Tin Man ⓘ
surface form: Tin Woodman

Referenced by (42)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

The Wizard of Oz → character → The Cowardly Lion ⓘ
Dorothy Gale in The Wizard of Oz → meetsCharacter → The Cowardly Lion ⓘ
subject surface form: Dorothy Gale
this entity surface form: Cowardly Lion
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz → mainCharacter → The Cowardly Lion ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cowardly Lion
Princess Ozma → ally → The Cowardly Lion ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cowardly Lion
L. Frank Baum → notableCharacterCreated → The Cowardly Lion ⓘ
We're Off to See the Wizard → characterSinging → The Cowardly Lion ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cowardly Lion
The Scarecrow → companionOf → The Cowardly Lion ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cowardly Lion
Wicked Witch of the West → enemyOf → The Cowardly Lion ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cowardly Lion
Land of Oz → visitedBy → The Cowardly Lion ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cowardly Lion
Bert Lahr → role → The Cowardly Lion ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cowardly Lion
The Tin Man → companionOf → The Cowardly Lion ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cowardly Lion
The Wizard of Oz (character) → helpsCharacter → The Cowardly Lion ⓘ
subject surface form: The Wizard of Oz
this entity surface form: Cowardly Lion
Toto → associatedWith → The Cowardly Lion ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cowardly Lion
Emerald City → associatedCharacter → The Cowardly Lion ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cowardly Lion
Yellow Brick Road → traveledByCharacter → The Cowardly Lion ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cowardly Lion
The Wiz Live! → featuresCharacter → The Cowardly Lion ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cowardly Lion
Princess of Oz → associatedWithCharacter → The Cowardly Lion ⓘ
Reilly & Britton → associatedCharacter → The Cowardly Lion ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cowardly Lion
The Road to Oz → character → The Cowardly Lion ⓘ
Ozma of Oz → featuresCharacter → The Cowardly Lion ⓘ
The Emerald City of Oz → mainCharacter → The Cowardly Lion ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cowardly Lion
Oz book series → mainCharacter → The Cowardly Lion ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cowardly Lion
Good Witch of the South → helps → The Cowardly Lion ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cowardly Lion
If I Only Had the Nerve → performedByCharacter → The Cowardly Lion ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cowardly Lion
If I Only Had the Nerve → sungBy → The Cowardly Lion ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cowardly Lion
Winkies → rescuedBy → The Cowardly Lion ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cowardly Lion
Winkies → associatedWithCharacter → The Cowardly Lion ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cowardly Lion
Nick Chopper → associatedWith → The Cowardly Lion ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cowardly Lion
Return to Oz (1985 film) → character → The Cowardly Lion ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cowardly Lion
Mercedes Delpino → notableRole → The Cowardly Lion ⓘ
subject surface form: Bert Lahr
this entity surface form: Cowardly Lion in The Wizard of Oz (1939 film)
The Wiz (film) → character → The Cowardly Lion ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cowardly Lion
Oscar Zoroaster Phadrig Isaac Norman Henkel Emmannuel Ambroise Diggs → associatedWith → The Cowardly Lion ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cowardly Lion
The Wizard → interactsWith → The Cowardly Lion ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cowardly Lion
Irving Lahrheim → notableRole → The Cowardly Lion ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cowardly Lion
Oz, the Great and Horrible → meetsCharacter → The Cowardly Lion ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cowardly Lion
The Magic of Oz → mainCharacter → The Cowardly Lion ⓘ
The Wiz (revival) → featuresCharacter → The Cowardly Lion ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cowardly Lion
The Carriage Driver (The Wizard of Oz) → transportsCharacter → The Cowardly Lion ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cowardly Lion
The Wizard of Oz in Concert: Dreams Come True → featuresCharacter → The Cowardly Lion ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cowardly Lion
The Jitterbug → writtenForCharacter → The Cowardly Lion ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cowardly Lion
Mildred Schroeder → notableRole → The Cowardly Lion ⓘ
subject surface form: Bert Lahr
this entity surface form: Cowardly Lion in The Wizard of Oz
Dorothy Gale → associatedWith → The Cowardly Lion ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cowardly Lion