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[edit] Christian Mythology category

This article was wrongly categorized as Christian mythology. "Cynocephaly" is no genuine Christian lore but first reported (I think) by Ktesias. As such it features in various tales throughout Greek-Roman-European history but it is no more Christian than, say, the choice of Paris. Wetman has reverted me by the lapidar "Christopher is Christian". This is true, once you have taken the trouble of trying to understand that edit summary, but of no importance as a) the article is not about Christopher but about Cynocephaly, and b) a saint may have legends associated with him but is not part of mythology. Str1977 ^{(smile back)} 09:47, 15 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Eastern orthodox Christian

This article wrongly implies that the legend of Cynocephaly (especially in the case of St. Christopher) is a supported legend by the Christian church. The Orthodox Christian church DOES NOT support this legend and the fact that the dog-headed images might be from 'icons' of the Eastern Orthodox church does not automatically assume that this is the POSITION of the church on the matter. 210.0.99.5 (talk) 02:15, 2 June 2008 (UTC)