I was watching a documentary that was part of the extras on the director's cut of Underworld. They had one scholar they were interviewing who said that St Patrick didn't drive out snakes since they were really werewolves, thus the predominance of the lore in that area. That was the first time I had ever heard that. I had heard before many places that the snakes were actually Pagans, but never werewolves. Was he pulling this out of thin air or is there fact to it at all?
2007-02-25 03:21:26 · 8 answers · asked by Cinnamon 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
Hawaii doesn't have snakes either and there's no legends about anyone driving them out.
Anything is possible though.
2007-02-25 03:36:02 · update #1
I have never heard any thing about St. Patrick and werewolves. The tale of him driving out snakes was actually a metaphor. It was in reference to him having claimed responsibility for driving the Druids out of Ireland. Druids were, according to some sources, referred to as "Serpents of wisdom".
2007-02-25 10:59:25 · answer #1 · answered by gotherunereadings 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I never met a werewolf in Eire -- not that I know of anyhow -- and the country does not seem to have snakes, so I suppose the legend concerns actual snakes. I do know many pagans there, so if that is the metaphor, I think the Good Saint failed badly.
There may be some werewolves in the Northeast, however.
2007-02-25 03:33:32 · answer #2 · answered by obelix 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I've never heard that one before either. You're right. The snakes that were driven out by St. Patrick were pagans.
2007-02-25 03:26:32 · answer #3 · answered by ? 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
On the basis that warewolves do not exist, it seems somewhat unlikely. Never one I have heard thought.
Mind you, St George never fought a dragon.
2007-02-25 03:25:31 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
the story is that he drove the snakes out of eire. easily, he switched over non-Christian people to Christian. The "snakes" interior the story signify evil as pagans have been as quickly as seen evil.
2016-10-01 23:11:38 · answer #5 · answered by deralin 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ah come on love what planet you from course he got the snakes out we only got them in the zoo now
2007-02-25 03:28:31 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
No such thing as werewolves.
2007-02-25 03:44:29 · answer #7 · answered by TJTB 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Sure, that's how it really went down.
2007-02-25 03:24:34 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋