Rock of Kynops

From OrthodoxWiki
Revision as of 07:17, December 16, 2008 by Ixthis888 (talk | contribs)
Jump to: navigation, search

The Rock of Kynops refers to a strange looking rock jutting out of the sea in Petra Bay believed to be the petrified body of a satanical wizard by the name of Kynops destroyed during spiritual combat between Kynops and St. John the Theologian. The story of this combat is attributed to the saint's disciple, Prochorus, and contained in an ancient manuscript still kept hidden in the monastery on Patmos island.

History

The story of the combat contained in the ancient manuscript is roughly: