Christian mythology
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Christian mythology is the body of myths associated with Christianity. Christian mythology has been examined by scholars in the fields of comparitive mythology, theology and literary studies. The term
Saint George and the Dragon by Gustave Moreau, 1889–90
Saint Brendan's voyage, from a German manuscript
Dante and Beatrice gaze upon the highest Heaven (The Empyrean), illustration for the Divine Comedy by Gustave Doré (1832–1883), Paradiso Canto 31.
Jesus' Sermon on the Mount depicted by Carl Bloch
Saint George and the Dragon
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Saint George and the Dragon is a legend in which Saint George—a soldier venerated in Christianity and among the Druze—defeats a dragon. The story goes that the dragon originally extorted tribute from
Christian mythology
…found in the Bible, such as the story of the Leviathan. The term has been applied to myths and legends from the Middle Ages, such as the story of Saint George and the Dragon, the stories of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table, and the legends of the Parsival. Multiple commentators have classified John Milton's…
Saint George Killing the Dragon, woodcut by Albrecht Dürer (1501/4)
Thracian horseman with serpent-entwined tree (2nd century)
Funerary relief of a Roman cavalryman trampling a barbarian warrior (4th or 5th century). Grosvenor Museum, Chester
Fenestrella interpreted by the Louvre as Horus on horseback spearing Set in the shape of a crocodile (4th century)