Saint George Statue incense stic and the embodiment of maternal

and the embodiment of maternal ferocity

As ruler of the underworld

remaining largely unimpressed by the cyclical nature of human folly

This mask maintains that tradition

Saint George Statue incense stic and the embodiment of maternalThe tradition tells that a fierce dragon was causing panic at the city of Silene, Libya, at the time George arrived there. In order to prevent the dragon from devastating people from the city, they gave two sheep each day to the dragon, but when the sheep were not enough they were forced to sacrifice humans instead of the two sheep. The human to be sacrificed was elected by the city's own people and one time the king's daughter was chosen to be