A green creature (a crocodile, apparently) with short legs, pointed ears, and a short tail. It is covered in shaggy, green fur. Three small, weasel-like creatures are shown crawling out of its stomach.
Crocs were so hard to kill that their only threat was the mythical #hydrus— said to crawl into a crocodile's mouth & kill it from the inside. Because of this, crocs were symbols of hell & hydrus symbolized Christ, who descended into hell & saved imprisoned souls. [🧵 6/7]
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