Mardigras – Eidolon Station

Mardigras, tutelary god of the Andouilles in Rabelais’ Pantagruel, Book IV. A great grey hog with long wings like a windmill, having scarlet plumage like a flamingo’s, garnet-red eyes, emerald-green ears, topaz-yellow teeth, a marble-black tail, diamond-white goose-like feet, wearing a golden necklace and crying Mardigras, In English this has been translated as “Carnival, god of the Chitterlings”, but Mardigras still gets the idea across. Illustration by Gustave Doré. ~ randomencounters

Alias Mardigras

Real Names/Alt Names Carnival, God of the Chitterlings

Characteristics Literary Characters, Monster Mash, The Renaissance

Creators/Key Contributors Gustave Doré, François Rabelais, Gustave Doré

First Appearance The Five Books of the Lives and Deeds of Gargantua and Pantagruel (1532-1564)

First Publisher ○

Appearance List The Five Books of the Lives and Deeds of Gargantua and Pantagruel, many editions

Sample Read The Works of Rabelais (1894) [Internet Archive]

Description Mardigras, tutelary god of the Andouilles in Rabelais’ Pantagruel, Book IV. A great grey hog with long wings like a windmill, having scarlet plumage like a flamingo’s, garnet-red eyes, emerald-green ears, topaz-yellow teeth, a marble-black tail, diamond-white goose-like feet, wearing a golden necklace and crying Mardigras, In English this has been translated as “Carnival, god of the Chitterlings”, but Mardigras still gets the idea across. Illustration by Gustave Doré. ~ randomencounters

Source Encounter: the Flying Pig-God of Sausages – randomencounters on Tumblr

Gargantua and Pantagruel (16th century) | Gustave Doré