History of the Brain

Proponent

Old Testament prophet Ezekiel, who refers (chapter 1, verse 10) to four faces of mankind, represented by four creatures which appeared from the mist:  "As for the likeness of their faces, they four had the face of a man, and the face of a lion, on the right side: and they four had the face of an ox on the left side; they four also had the face of an eagle."

Reference

• The Old Testament, Book of Ezekiel, Chapter 1, Verse 10
• Ezekiel (Wikipedia)