medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
> Michael ended a plague at Rome for Gregory the Great, for Urban VIII &
> also at Mt. S. Angelo.
If you believe that disease is caused by the devil, then from Dragon Slayer
to Germ Destroyer is a matter of the size of the specific manifestation of
the enemy, not a fundamental difference of attribute.
He seems to sometimes overlap Apollo.
But also with Thoth.
Do they not both hold the Scales of Justice in the post-mortem judgement ?
(The ultimate Drum Head Court Marshal, perhaps (:-)
BMC
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