It was one of the greatest alchemical mysteries, and, though mentioned under the name of The Red Lion in many occult works, was actually known to few before Paracelsus, except Hermes Trismegistus and Albertus Magnus.

它是最伟大的炼金术之谜之一，虽然在许多神秘著作中以红狮的名义被提及，但实际上在帕拉塞尔苏斯之前很少有人知道，除了赫尔墨斯·特里斯墨吉斯图斯和阿尔贝图斯·马格努斯。