. Symbolism of animals and birds represented in English architecture . one of the Norman capitals underthe tower of Alton parish church, Hants,where the carving is very similar to that ofAlne, though there is no inscription. Besides his being a symbol of impurity andinstability, the habit of preying on corruptionmakes the hyena to be a type of the Jews,who preferred the dry bones of the law to theliving Gospel. There is no beast with a lessenviable meaning. For once the Bestiaries have got hold of a 57 5—(2237) SYMBOLISM OF ANIMALS fragment of the truth. The hyena, which iscommonly found in Pa
. Symbolism of animals and birds represented in English architecture . one of the Norman capitals underthe tower of Alton parish church, Hants,where the carving is very similar to that ofAlne, though there is no inscription. Besides his being a symbol of impurity andinstability, the habit of preying on corruptionmakes the hyena to be a type of the Jews,who preferred the dry bones of the law to theliving Gospel. There is no beast with a lessenviable meaning. For once the Bestiaries have got hold of a 57 5—(2237) SYMBOLISM OF ANIMALS fragment of the truth. The hyena, which iscommonly found in Palestine, seldom attacksliving animals except under pressure of severehunger. He is the most cowardly of all beastsof prey. When even carrion is unattainable,the hyena has been known to take a skeletonthat the vultures have picked clean, and tocrush the bones with its powerful jaws, sothat it may extract the marrow. It is asolitary animal and, as it makes night hideousby its cries, the hyena is naturally an objectof superstitious dread throughout thecountryside. 58.
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