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Tarasque

The Tarasque was part of local Christian myth in medieval Provence. This French hybrid beast killed passersby and sank boats, dwelling on a great rock in the middle of the river Rhône, on the very site of today’s Chateau Tarascon. The terrible monstrosity was not vanquished by the best of medieval military might, but rather charmed by the religious word and song of Saint Martha, who led the beguiled Tarasque into the city where it perished without resistance at the hands of fearful townspeople.