Scarce the ascent
Began, when, lo! a panther, nimble, light,
And cover'd with a speckled skin, appear'd,
Nor, when it saw me, vanish'd,
                         Canto I, lines 29-32.

La Divina Comedia - Inferno, Dante Alighieri, Ilustracion: Gustave Doré

Un hombre se encuentra con una pantera en su camino