1'om.AR RELIEFS. 



emblt 'inatie representation of these monsters, which soon became, in the eyes 

 of tlie people, the multiform personification of the spirit of evil. 



There are numerous legends in which the serpent is vanquished by the 

 great champions of the faith. In Phoenicia we find St. George slaying the 

 dragon which was about to devour the daughter of the king of that country ; 

 St. ilichael and St. Germain arming themselves with the cross to drive out 



Figs. 179 to 182. Monsters born from the Deluge. After the Wood Engravings in the 

 "Chronique de Nuremberg," printed in 1493, in folio. 



the winged serpents which were invading the land of Parisis; St. Remain 

 binding with his stole the Gargouille of Rouen (see Fig. 183) ; St. Martha 

 leading with a string the terrible Tarasque which had laid waste the 

 neighbourhood of Tarascon. Thus the serpent took his place in emblazonry 

 with the unicorn, the chiuucra, and other marvellous animals. He has his 

 place in history under the designation of Melusine of Lusignan ; he has been 



