Who was Aslan's mother?

[MinotaurforAslan]

Jesus' mother and father were God and Mary.

Aslan's father was the Emperor over the Sea.

Who was Aslan's mother?

[Gwendolen]

I think this is one occasion where Aslan isn't supposed to be exactly like Jesus. He was never born to a Narnian family, so I'd assume he just has one parent. It's interesting to think about, though.

[Warrior 4 Jesus]

I'm not sure it works like that. Although the parallels aren't perfect, it's easy to see that the Emperor Over the Sea plays a role similar to God the Father and Aslan, God the Son. Aslan also plays a role similar to God the Holy Spirit in some of the Narnia scenes (especially in HHB).

[Ithilwen]

Plus, Mary was only Jesus's mother in His Earthly form. And technically the Spirit of Jesus wouldn't be in that form while he was appearing in Narnia as Aslan in the story.

And having a mother was necessary in our world. It isn't so much in Narnia.


~Riella

[Lucy85]

Hmmm, interesting question. However, I agree with what others have said. I don't think Aslan needed a mother like Jesus did. Good question though:) I had never thought of that.

[Arvan]

I don't think we can really say he had a mother, since he was never born in the world, but rather he takes the form of a Lion when he's there. Jesus was actually conceived and born in our world, so his mother was Mary, but Aslan? I don't think so. Not in Narnia.

[Stylteralmaldo]

In the book (and movie) Prince Caspian the idea of a mother is somewhat hinted at, but I suppose that can be debated.
The Narnians mention two different stars in their mythology. One is "Tarva", the "Lord of Victory". This would be Aslan. The other is "Alambil", the "Lady of Peace". One could say this is Aslan's mother. Mary, is seen as the Lady of Peace in "our world". It isn't a huge jump to conclude that Alambil is the mother of Tavra.

[wolfloversk]

(*Refrains from Christianity disscussion)

I'm going top follow along the lines that he didn't need a mother... after all lots of creatures on earth don't need mothers (or fathers) in the strictest sense to reproduce

[TheGeneral]

I imagined him to be always around, and that he calls the Emperor over the Sea his father only because he's beneath him in power.

[puddleglum32]

I always thought he represented Jesus and that the emperor is God the father, and i think he doesn't have a mother.

[ChristProclamer]

Aslan's mother is never mentioned. Aslan is there at the beginning of the world of Narnia, and therefore has no 'mortal' mother in Narnia. He does not stem from a mortal family as Jesus does here. For Aslan in Narnia, there was no incarnation, no miraculous birth. He just always was, as far as the books say.

Of course any of Aslan's forms outside of Narnia have different stories, but I think the question is sufficiently answered, at least for me.

[Lilygloves]

Lewis specifically stated that Narnia was NOT a Christian allegory. There are parallels, but he never intended to use Narnia as a medium to tell Christian messages. The Christian parallels just kind of came. There really isn't any need to ponder Aslan's mother to connect him to Jesus. A lot of background information about Aslan is never mentioned. Where does he live? When was he born? What are the limits of his power? Is his father a lion or a person? etc.