Caradrio
Sign in to saveright|thumb|343px|An illustration of the Caladrius' prophecies from the 1588 edition of the Physiologus. Copperplate by Pieter van der Borcht (I). The caladrius (or charadrius), according to Christian mythology in the Physiologus, is a snow-white bird that lives in the king's house. It is said to be able to take the sickness into itself and then fly away, dispersing the sickness and healing both itself and the sick person. The caladrius legend formed part of medieval bestiary materials, which typically provided a Christian moralization for the animals they discussed.
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Il caradrio (anche caladrio o calandro) è un uccello bianco che, secondo la leggenda, viveva nei giardini reali. Ha la caratteristica unica di espellere feci mentre mangia. Platone lo cita nel Gorgia nel discorso di Socrate con Callicle per raffigurare l'uomo dissoluto alla perpetua ricerca dei piaceri.
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