A handbook of legendary and mythological art (1890)
Clement, Clara Erskine, 1834-1916 · Boston Houghton, Mifflin · leaf 227
burst asunder, and she remained un-hurt. He then came in the form of a man, to tempt her still further,but she overcame him, and placed her foot upon his head, and com-pelled him to confess his vile purpose and to answer her questions.Again she was taken before the governor and tortured, but her… … 212 LEGENDS AND STORIES that she should be beheaded, and as they led her away to death sheprayed that in memory of her deliverance from the womb of thedragon, all who called on her in childbirth should be safely delivered.And a heavenly voice assured her that her prayer should be granted.The…
Art and mythology · Christian art and symbolism
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