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In the | In the bestiaries of the Middle Ages, the wyvern was used as an allegory of Satan and was associated with war, pestilence and sin. In medieval alchemy, the wyvern was used to represent matter in its basest of state. The alchemist himself was depicted as the worthy knight overcoming the beast -- that is, transforming it into gold. | ||
[[Image:wyvern alchemy.jpg|thumb|Georges Ripley XVth]] | [[Image:wyvern alchemy.jpg|thumb|Georges Ripley XVth]] | ||
