Topic: Solar Allegory

The Lion King is analyzed as a retelling of the Egyptian Osirian cycle and Shakespeare's Hamlet. Mufasa represents Osiris, Scar represents Set (or Typhon), and Simba represents the solar heir, Horus. The film utilizes solar allegory, where the health of the Pride Lands is tied to the presence of the "sun" (the lion king), while the "north" represents the darkness where the sun cannot go.