Androcles
Proper noun
Meaning
Androcles
The main character of a common folktale that is included in the Aarne–Thompson classification system as type 156.
Examples
One, like Androcles and the Lion, had Shavian side-by-side with the Latin equivalent and the other was a Shavian only edition.
This is often assumed to be a clerical error introduced in the rushed printing of the Shavian edition of Androcles and the Lion.
Spelling in Androcles follows the phonemic distinctions of British Received Pronunciation except for explicitly indicating vocalic "r" with the above ligatures.
History Libraries were furnished with free hardcover copies of Androcles and the Lion : Shaw Alphabet Edition, 1962.