The lions on the Mycenaean Lion Gate
A. are meant to be guardians.
B. are shown headless because in the myth of the founding of the citadel, the king beheaded two lions.
C. were a gift from the Minoan subjects of Mycenaea.
Answer: A. are meant to be guardians.
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