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Capital: Capital 3 - Transept (Parthenay-le-Vieux)
Building Name
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Parthenay-le-Vieux
Location
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Transept
Capital
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3
Subject
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Sirens
Description
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Southeast pillar of transept
Reference
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Sirens symbolize the forces of evil, particularly temptation. In the Middle Ages, the origin of the symbol was attributed to the Odyssey, as described by Hildebert de Lavardin: (PL, CLXXI, col. 1222): Sirenes sunt monstra maris resonantia magnis, Ad quas incauti veniunt saepissime nautae, Quae faciunt sonitum nimia dulcedine vocum, Et modo naufragium, modo dant mortale periclum. The iconography of this capital is very similar to the two sirens/fish sculpted at Saint-Eutrope de Saintes.
Corpus Ref.
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vol. 3, Charente, Charente-Maritime, Deux-Sèvres, 154
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west - 3 - Transept
Face: westInscription: SERIENAETranslation Sirens
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