Androcles

Also An·dro·clus

[an-druh-kleez]

noun

Roman Legend.

1. a slave who was spared in the arena by a lion from whose foot he had long before extracted a thorn.

Androcles

/ ˈændrəˌkliːz, ˈændrəkləs /

noun

1. (in Roman legend) a slave whose life was spared in the arena by a lion from whose paw he had once extracted a thorn