Taken by the Gargoyle King (Monster Erotica)

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May 18, Claire Amber rated it it was amazing Shelves: This must be the best erotica short story I have ever read in my life. I decided to get this one because I absolutely love bats and pretty much anything that has to do with bats. I know they turn into bats and stuff, but personally, I think they are closer to mosquitoes. So under this category fall the amazing creatures called Gargoyles. Apart from that I also love Paris and anything France-related in general.

So I would be damned if I didn't check out Wow. So I would be damned if I didn't check out this book and by God was I right. After reading through a fair lead-in to where the action is, I was amazed by the pure awesomeness of what this author put on the table.

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The act itself is beyond steamy, gradually building up the hotness step by step. What makes it ever more fantastic is that there is a good amount of talking during the act from the Gargoyle King and one of his followers. Which is extremely good for me. I don't care how good you write a sex scene, if someone says a few lines during that time, you get bonus points from me. The setting is awesome because I love churches and its architectural designs.

The whole execution of the story was very well put together. Overall I loved it! God bless this piece of erotic genius! I really wish this review could be longer, but then all you'd see from here would be the words "Awesome, Excellent, Amazing, Superb, Astounding, etc. Nov 18, Kelly rated it really liked it Shelves: It should come as NO surprise that I got a kick out of this book.

Sad, lonely heroine gets abducted by a monstrous creature and is forced to do naughty things that she ends up enjoying? Yeah, it's my type of book. She has a crappy boyfriend, she ends up with a beast of a gargoyle. While part of her goes the "what else can I do but submit" route, part of her gets a thrill out of what he's doing to her. So It should come as NO surprise that I got a kick out of this book. So, yeah, there's a little dubious consent spoiler alert: He wrings orgasms out of her like no one has done before.

Since this is often the case in monster erotica, I choose to go with it. Nicely naughty and chock full of man-beasts who get their kicks out of pushing their lady friends to the limits. Jun 07, Oberoi rated it it was amazing Shelves: Comparing this to other erotica books, Vanessa Cox writes the best of erotica books.

The story is interesting and it owns up to the fact that it is erotica rather than trying to dress it up as anything else--the honesty makes for clear writing. I hope she comes up with new works as she seems to get better and better each time. May 13, Nikki rated it it was ok. Oct 28, Marianne rated it liked it Shelves: Who knew gargoyles could be so sexual;- Off to read the sequel novella Jul 09, Nikita King rated it it was amazing.

Loved, Loved, Loved, this book! She had me at Gargoyle: This is different from the ordinary soft porn you normally read. Benton 25 Another theory, whose specific origin can no longer be identified, has it that gargoyles are fashioned after local demons and guardian spirits, continuing pagan themes.

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Online Source 1 They are also said to be an expression of man's subconscious fears. Online 8 The explanation for the meaning of gargoyles can perhaps only be a combination of many of those theories. The motives chosen to be depicted as gargoyles and grotesques were manifold and had several origins. Some of them were biblical themes, some of them had an pagan origin, some came from Greek, Egyptian and oriental mythology. Vaux 9 A theme of pagan origin often to be found in and around churches is the Green Man the name "Green Man" was coined in by Lady Raglan.

Depicted is a man's head being surrounded by foliage, sometimes even with foliage sprouting from its mouth, nose, eyes, or ears. It can also be a face entirely composed of leaves. In churches and cathedrals the motive appeared the first time in the eleventh century. It can be traced back to Roman times. It was, in pre-Christian times, a symbol of fertility and rebirth, representing irrepressible life, with the forces of nature merging with humanity. In medieval times he could have represented lust or another of the seven deadly sins, but he may also have protective functions.

After a battle the heads of the fallen were cut off and raised on poles around the settlement to ward off evil spirits. Sometimes even leaves were wrapped around the heads in honour of some local deity or tree spirit. Vaux 25 Old English folk stories had their own Green Man, the Corn or Barley God, who was said to be resurrected after death, in the shape of a tree growing out of his head Online Source 4. He had a green head, a green face, green armour, and even a green horse.

When he was decapitated, he continued to live, symbolically personifying the regeneration powers of the plant realm Online Source 3. The Green Man was also part of the May Day processions which celebrated the spring, as a dancer, covered all over with leaves and wearing a mask, dancing ahead of the May Queen. Benton 77 The Green Man vanished with the 'Old Faith' after the Reformation, but reappeared, with changed meaning, in the seventeenth and eighteenth century.

Finally, the Victorians used the image as street decoration. He was the Lord of all animals, later the church adopted him as the visual form of the devil.

He may have his origin in the horned gods of Ancient Greece or the Greek satyr. Vaux 32, Kelten 89 The motive of a horse with a rider had its origin in Nordic mythology, Rome and Persia about B. Horus, the god of light, and often depicted as a falcon, rides out to destroy a dragon-crocodile.

This story can, more simplified, also be found in Christian mythology as the story of St George and St Michael slaying the dragon as a symbol of the conflict between good and evil. Vaux 35 Joculatores, jugglers, perhaps with animal masks, personified demonic obsession and symbolized, that unbridled bodies are worth only damnation.

Kunst der Romanik An explanation for the adoption of so many pagan themes can be found in Pope Gregory's instructions to St Augustine, regarding the conversion of the pagan peoples to Christianity: So the people will have no need to change their place of concourse, and, where of old they were wont to sacrifice cattle to demons, thither let them continue to resort on the say of the sint to where the church is dedicated, and slay their beasts, no longer as a sacrifice but for social meal in honor of Him whom they now worship.

Would those images have been objectionable to the Church, they would have been removed long ago. Benton 23 Attempts to explain the shapes of gargoyles to be derived from the skeletal remains of dinosaurs or from stellar constellations seem to be of limited plausibility. For most gargoyles are grotesque, a further division into grotesque gargoyles and non-grotesque ones does not seem useful. Animal gargoyles were depicted in varying degrees of fidelity to nature. Entire animals were likely to be posed as if holding by its claws onto the building Benton They seem to stretch as if trying to throw their water as far as possible from the building.

Motives were not only animals the stone mason knew by sight, but also exotic animals like for example lions and monkeys, and fantastic animals like the dragon. Their knowledge about those animals they received from the so called 'Bestiaries' like the 'Physiologus', or from travelling menageries. Vaux 9 Bestiaries were illustrated books of animal lore, which described the habits of animals, both fantastical and real, and gave them a moral meaning, equalizing their features and behaviour with a Christian way of live. The popularity of the Bestiaries coincided chronologically and geographically with that of the gargoyles.

The symbolism given to animals in those Bestiaries were also attached to the gargoyle animals. So certain animals were used more frequently than others for having special positive or negative meanings. Dogs and lions were most frequently used. In the Bestiaries they were described as being wise, and had high ability to reason. So they symbolized the priest who cares for his congregation and drives away the devil. But they were not only vehicles for positive meanings: Vaux 21 Lions and leonine beasts - "Kings of Beasts" and the most often depicted animals in medieval art - were in ancient times used as a symbol for Sumerian, Assyrian and Persian kings, later this tradition was continued in representing Christ, the king of the tribe of Judah.

The lion was said to erase its tracks with its tail, which was either equated to Christ's ability to elude the devil or to the image of the Saviour living unrecognized on earth. Further the lioness gave birth to dead cubs, which were resurrected three days later by their father. When a lion was ill, the only certain cure for him was to kill and eat a monkey, which was a symbol of the evil forces. This was taken as a further symbol for the overcome of the evil by the good. It was also said never to close his eyes even if asleep, being an emblem of vigilance.

So it was placed on tombs and beside the entryways to churches. Besides lion heads were used as door knockers. But Vaux states that, if shown supporting the pillars of a door, the lion used to be evil, as well as if it was a holding a lamb or was a bicorporate lion of pagan or at least pre-Christian origin. In any case, the lion was predominantly associated with vigilant, valiant, regal, and powerful behaviour.

Benton 86 Other animals with a symbolic meaning were the ram, equated to the priests leading their flock, further the fox - an animal of deceit, cunning, craftiness, which sometimes also symbolized death. The goat was said to be omniscient, but male goats were also said to be chronically lustful.

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Monkeys were generally evil, or a symbol for the fall of mankind. Birds, with their aerial habitat a natural choice for gargoyles, have a unclear meaning, if there is one. As it can be seen with the examples, animals and other symbolic objects had a complex meaning, which, in addition, changed over the centuries.

For the explanation of their meaning it would be useful to date the gargoyles, but as shown above, this is difficult, if not impossible. Human gargoyles are often bizarre and laughable. Their imperfect physical characteristics are probably connected with the medieval belief of physical ugliness and illness being caused by demons or evil. The public expression of feelings, as seen with many gargoyles, carried similar connotations Benton Benton suggests that their expressions may not have been intended to frighten, but that they are frightened by what they observe.

Mouth pullers may refer to the sin of gluttony. They may also depict English traditions: A protruding tongue may refer to Satan, who was often depicted sticking out his tongue.

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But it could as well refer to traitors, heretics, and blasphemers. It is also possible - for it is a symbol of refusal - that it should keep evil away. Benton 56 If the water issues from an object either a thing or an animal held by the human shape, it could be related to Christian iconography, as for example Jonah and the whale, or Samson. Benton 68 One of the most often depicted motives for human shape gargoyles is the Green Man.

In medieval times there was a high acceptance of seemingly impossible animals. So it is not surprising to find a lot of fantasy creatures on churches and cathedrals, most of them composed of different known beings reassembling their symbolic meanings. Many hybrid composite gargoyles belong to unknown species. They combine either parts of different animals or animals and humans.

Gargoyles combining several animals are also called chimeras. In Greek mythology a chimera is an imaginary creature that breathes fire, has a lion's head, a goat's body and a snakes tail DCE , but the term is often used to name animal-animal mixtures. When being depicted in medieval times, they are generally viewed as sexual warnings, and warnings about the deception in physical appearances that comes with underestimating the devil.

Online Source 8 The origin of the meaning of these creatures can only be explained in some cases. Some may be the result of confusions with actual, but exotic animals, as for example the unicorn can be traced back to be a rhinoceros, as it is said in the Bestiaries, that in ancient Greece it was called so. Kunst der Romanik That could have been the basis for the medieval connotations to chimeras.

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Another explanation for human shaped hybrids characterized by excessive hairiness or animal extremities could be the medieval belief in "wildmen", wild people living in the woods. They were regarded as a degeneration of humans who had allowed the beast within to appear, or to be sinners in the sense of Isidor of Sevilla. As animals were considered to be lower forms of life, and those wildmen being very close to them, depictions of them could have been a warning to potential sinners.

Benton 70 Chimeras could also be a symbol for physical and spiritual disorder, because the law of nature and therefore of God was mixed up.

Sometimes "known" monstrous races were depicted, i. They usually symbolize the Devil or his demons. Already in Greek and Roman times they were menacing and destructive. The dragon as an evil being is also described in the Bible. He was compared to the Devil because the Devil's strength was also said to be in the tail. There is a high variety in their appearance, but they usually had a pair of wings which are membranous, some legs, a long reptilian tail, a long snout with visible teeth, and a fierce expression. The great diversity in depictions of demonic creatures can be explained by the belief that evil is more varied than beauty, as well as with the ability of the Devil to transform himself.

Three of the four Evangelists were sometimes symbolized by animal-human hybrids: Matthew winged man , Mark winged lion , and Luke winged ox. But not even in this case it is sure whether a corresponding gargoyle should represent one of them. Online Source 8 It is notable that - in contrast to the Gothic ideal of beauty - gargoyles are the opposite.

It is possible that gargoyles were relicts of Romanesque art, for its style was never really abandoned in Early English Gothic. Lead gargoyles were more common after the fifteenth century.

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Brick was not used for gargoyles: Even brick buildings have stone gargoyles. No examples of terracotta gargoyles, sometimes used in medieval times, survive. In all probability they did not withstand the weather conditions and the rain for longer than a few decades. Gargoyles were seldom carved when they were already in position.

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They usually were carved down on the ground, but - maybe to avoid delay if the gargoyle had to be inserted at a specific point of construction, or it could be damaged while brought in position - some had to be carved in place. The gargoyles were carved after a model of clay or plaster, much in the same way as it is done today. As well as grotesques inside and outside the church, they were richly painted and gilded. It seems that nearly as much money was spent on the gilding and painting as on its carving. In Victorian times, the last traces of the paint and the gilding were removed, when churches and cathedrals were restored in the sense of the Victorian Age.

Online 2 So it is not sure today, which colours were used, but it seems likely that they were similar to those of other medieval art objects. Gargoyles are still carved today: Due to their function and their protruding position gargoyles were always very vulnerable to erosion, decay, and damage. Today acid rain, caused by airborne chemicals, dissolve the minerals in the stone the gargoyles were made of and contribute to their destruction.

Besides the channels in the backs of the gargoyles tend to fill with dirt that encourages the growth of plants whose roots and weight cause additional damage. Many gargoyles, whose mouths were filled with concrete after they lost their original purpose with the addition of gutters to the building, do not exist anymore. The ultimate source of much of this imagery is in Roman art, some themes came from the combat scenes between men and beast used in the sculpture and decorative initials of the Romanesque period.

The late thirteenth and the fourteenth century saw an unprecedented elaboration of this type of fantasy subject, in the borders of manuscripts, and in decorative sculpture and woodwork - especially misericords", small ledge-like projections on the other side of choir stall seats to give support when long standing was required. After the erection of the Canterbury Cathedral in the thirteenth century they became a usual architectural device. Sometimes - and with the very same meaning - also called chimera, their other functions may be similar to those of the gargoyles see above. The placing of grotesques, obviously secular and even occasionally erotic, in a religious context, is a mixture very characteristic of the later Middle Ages.

The popularity of grotesques declined after ca. They caused arguments because most of them are too far away to see them properly, but were carved with high concern about details. And if they could be seen properly, they also were reasons for criticism, as for example voiced by St.