History of Monsters. 371

VI. We present here another horned and winged monster, not much different from the last. This creature possessed a head with the face of a Satyr, disfigured by a horn and large ears. In place of arms, it bore wings like those of a bird; of its two feet, the right was human-like—complete with an eye in the knee—while the left was scaly and ended in a fish's tail. Upon the chest of this monster, three letters were clearly visible, namely X, Y, and V; the V was positioned above the figure of a crescent moon.

Turning their attention to omens, learned men discerned from these three letters a way to avert the divine scourge. For the X signifies the Cross of Christ, and the Y—the Pythagorean letter—denotes virtue. Therefore, if men take refuge in the Cross of Christ and in the virtues to ward off the wrath of God, they will undoubtedly pass through the lunar heavens by their merits and reach the very seats of the Empyrean.

VII. Sorbinus’s Monk-Calf.

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