Persian Pride

Persepolis the old capital of the former Persian Empire is situated in the South of Iran. The ruins of the palace and the symbolism sculpted in it represent the character of the Persian people today as it did then.
One symbol that you can see in Persepolis is a lion with the head of a man, wings of an eagle and surrounded by flowers. The flowers state that the Persians are living in peace with others. But attack them and they will fight back with the power and the courage of a lion, the intelligence of an eagle and the logic of a man. That is the pride of the Persian people.

For a picture of this see here.