Question

1) Who was Androcles?
2) How did Androcles became the lion's friend?
3) Why was Androcles arrested?
4) What happened in the arena?​

Answer 1

Androcles, is the main character of a common folktale about a man befriending a lion. The tale is included in the Aarne–Thompson classification system as type 156. The story reappeared in the Middle Ages as "The Shepherd and the Lion" and was then ascribed to Aesop's Fables.

A slave named Androcles once escaped from his master and fled to the forest. ... He pulled out the thorn and bound up the paw of the lion, who was soon able to rise and lick the hand of Androcles like a dog

Sometime later some soldiers came and arrested Androcles. ... The Emperor of Rome tried to make Androcles give up his faith and when he refused him he had him thrown into a huge arena to be torn apart and eaten by a fierce lion. Androcles saw the lion spring towards him.

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Answer 2

Answer:

Androcles, is the main character of a common folktale about a man befriending a lion. The tale is included in the Aarne–Thompson classification system as type 156. The story reappeared in the Middle Ages as "The Shepherd and the Lion" and was then ascribed to Aesop's Fables.

A slave named Androcles once escaped from his master and fled to the forest. ... He pulled out the thorn and bound up the paw of the lion, who was soon able to rise and lick the hand of Androcles like a dog

Sometime later some soldiers came and arrested Androcles. ... The Emperor of Rome tried to make Androcles give up his faith and when he refused him he had him thrown into a huge arena to be torn apart and eaten by a fierce lion. Androcles saw the lion spring towards him.