> May I ask why 'she': does the description indicate anything > markedly feminine about the dragon? > The feminine demonised again even tho': All this world was forlore Eva peccatrice, Till our Lord was ybore De te genitrice WITH "AVE" IT WENT AWAY, Thuster night, and cometh the day Salutis. The welle springeth ut of thee Virtutis. Which should convince even the most traditionally-minded! BMC %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%