'Killing a Dragon'
St. George is a patron saint of many towns and cities in the Christian world. The legend of him killing a dragon is a symbolic story about the fight against all evil. Bravery and strength of a man, fierce enough to go against something he deems wrong, would be a more precise description.
Even though the story is about saving a princess who was to be sacrificed to a dragon from a nearby lake, it needs to be understood as a metaphor.
St. George was a high ranking Roman soldier born in Capadoccia, who was executed for accepting Christianity, not a dragon slayer. He willingly accepted his fate by not resisting beheading.
The bronze monument shows strong dynamics in the interaction between the statue and the surrounding space, it is created by depicting knight on a back of an aggressive horse in a crucial moment of the fight. Its realism is complemented by baroque and neoclassicist elements which we find in many details.
Interesting to think about the world in this light. There are many evil things happening right now. The brave knights who march against it on all sides, often cannot clearly tell the difference but are rather doing what they're told. People should first kill all the dragons within themselves, before marching into foreign lands.
Metaphorically or not. :-)
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The statue is a glory. An absolutely stunning piece.
The story is a crock. Most of the 'soldier saints' were sainted for killing pagans. Patrick, I'm looking at you.
Today's Dragons feature bravery and courage on both sides, and no saints. Humans are going to have to deal with this dichotomy one day.
Thanks for a great photo essay about a great piece of history. Always appreciated.
very much so, my friend, very much so...
Gods and heroes must kill them in a great symbolic battle for evil. But some cultures, especially Chinese and Japanese, see the Dragon in a positive light and useful as a symbol of luck.
In ancient times, the Dragon was often a representation of evil, destruction, and death. Dragon Apophis in Egyptian mythology is the enemy of Ra, the sun god. The myth of the Babylonian roof is a monument of the Tiara that drags like that, which is involved with the problem. Dragons also choose in the Bible, where they often speak with Satan. The dragon appears in various Greek and Roman myths.
For example, Apollo against Dragon Python, which makes oracle in Delphi. In Greece and Rome, dragons are considered to understand the secrets of the earth. They have a protective and frightening nature. Risk, the dragon is as a military outfit. The first century Roman army of A. Dragon carved out the standard they brought to the battlefield. The ancient Celts also used symbols on their combat equipment, and to this day the red dragon appears on the Welsh flag.
Fantastic shots @velimir, although I am a huge dragon fan... so would have preferred to see the dragon looking all "glorious" and what not haha :)
Passed so much time near it and never rely tough of it that way..
hehehe a tako ti je to ;)
@velimir as usual always waiting to read your post, its interesting to read about St. George from you. Please keep up with the project as we continue to support your ministry in own little way.... Once again thank you.
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WOW. amazing pictures it makes me want to visit someplace exotic..i was say traveling makes you happy, especially when you can afford to. When we can't, we have posts like these to make it seem like we are there.
As a little child i heard of the St. George story and how he saved a princess from being sacrificed to a dragon.
I rely thought the story was true until i saw this post of yours @velimir.
He really was a true saint for dying for what he believed in, good character and faith shown in his acts.
The bronze artwork depicts rather a different version of the story.
Thanks again for bringing this wonderful piece to us @velimir.
Dear@velimir you make punctuation mark mistake between word solider and born as below highlighted.
thank you!:)
Very good post and photos! @velimir where is this statue standing? Is it in Croatia? If it is i would really wanna go check it because i love this country. It’s just sad that our countries are neighbours and dislike each other. All they do is argue. Sadly really, 27 years ago we were like one and look it today.. I want you to have the safe motorcycle rides and just take as nice photos as you did here. Cheers!
Yes,Its in Zagreb near HNK(national theater) in city center
Thank you @psyceratopsb :)
Such a amazing post , photography is nice . Keep good work .
I resteem your post on my blog .
Your post is always different i follow your blog and upvote everytime , your post is so helpful . I always inspire of your post on my steem work . Thank you for sharing @velimir
What an interesting story, in addition to the beautiful photographs. Thanks for sharing, friend.
This sentence got me. Good one sir.
I love the photographs..
He was born in Capadoccia.. The story pulled me into more now ;) I didn't know such a story.. Where is this precious stautue?
Today's Dragons feature bravery and courage on both sides, and no saints. Humans are going to have to deal with this dichotomy one day.
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I think it's a glory.. I never seen / heard about this.. thank you sir for share those photos..
Impressive & historical.
Muy buena publicación y fotos! @velimir, excelente pieza de la historia. Gracias por compartir tu historia.
Mi madre siempre me hablaba de San Jorge y la Princesa.
El porque del nombre Jorge de su hermano.
Excelentes fotografías y muy buen trabajo.
SaludosHola @velimir
How splendid to see this type of photography where it makes me see that I can try, although this theory is like metaphor is very good and tell me more of the story @velimir and that remains with the intrigue, greetings.