medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
I have a medallion on my key chain with exactly that motif. It was presented to me as a symbol of Christian marriage. I strongly suspect it is another of those antique pagan motifs adapted to and adopted by early Christians, perhaps originally a decoration put together simply as a pretty visual. On the other hand, the peacock was sacred to Juno, if my memory of mythology serves me well. And it became a symbol of the Resurrection (see Augustine; I don't have the exact quotation at hand). It was believed the flesh of the bird did not decay - or something like that.
MG
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