St George: the Indo-European Dragonslayer

Saint George was a Christian Greek soldier of the Roman Empire, from Cappadocia or perhaps Syria who was martyred for refusing to sacrifice to the Roman gods.

He was a heroic figure to people right across Christendom and one who was particularly attractive to soldiers because he had been one himself.

The serpent as a symbol in stories and art represents the external, the other, the great enemy, the demons, the evil that wants nothing but to destroy us.

And the dragon-slayer therefore represents order, stability, continuity.

He is the strong arm of the mighty that keeps chaos at bay.

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