heart of tarrasque

Tarasque

 The Tarasque is a fearsome legendary dragon from Provence, in southern France, tamed in a story about Saint Martha.

Legend

Legend reported among others by the Golden Legend^[2] has it that the creature inhabited the area of Nerluc in Provence, France, and devastated the landscape far and wide. The Tarasque was a sort of dragon with six short legs like a bear's, an ox-like body covered with a turtle shell, and a scaly tail that ended in a scorpion's sting. It had a lion's head.^[3] I Other legends report it as living on the modern site of the Chateau Tarascon; i.e. on a rock in the midst of the Rhone. According to the "Golden Legend" "There was, at that time, on the banks of the Rhone, in a marsh between Arles and Avignon, a dragon, half animal, half fish, thicker than an ox, longer than an horse, with teeth like swords and big as horns, he hid in the river where he took the life of all passers-by and submerged vessels. " "Sainte Marthe". L'Abbaye Sainte Benoit. Retrieved 28 Jan. 2013.
The Tarasque was said to have come from Galatia which was the home of the legendary Onachus, a scaly, bison-like beast which burned everything it touched (this creature is similar to the Bonnacon). The Tarasque was the offspring of the Onachus and the Leviathan of biblical account; disputably a giant sea serpent.
The king of Nerluc had attacked the Tarasque with knights and catapults to no avail. But Saint Martha found the beast and charmed it with hymns and prayers, and led back the tamed Tarasque to the city. The people, terrified by the monster, attacked it when it drew nigh. The monster offered no resistance and died there. Martha then preached to the people and converted many of them to Christianity. Sorry for what they had done to the tamed monster, the newly-Christianized townspeople changed the town's name to Tarascon.
The story of the Tarasque is also very similar to the story of Beauty and the Beast and King Kong. The monster is charmed and weakened by a woman and then killed when brought back to civilization. A similar idea is found in the myths of Enkidu and the unicorn: both are calmed by sending them a woman. The description and legend of this creature is curiously similar to other dragons of French folklore such as Gargouille and Peluda.

Cultural impact

Tarasque at a Corpus Christi procession in Valencia

The Tarasque is featured on the coat of arms of the city of Tarascon. A festival is held every year there on the last Sunday of June to remember the Tarasque, as well as Tartarin, the main character of Alphonse Daudet's Tartarin de Tarascon. Originating in 1469, the festival was created by Rene of Anjou. They took place on the second Sunday after Pentecost, and were meant to exorcise the evil that caused the Untimely excesses of the river. The Tarasque was blamed, among other things, of breaking dikes and dams that prevented the flooding of the Camargue.^[4] In the festival, a huge effigy of the Tarasque is carried through the streets, to traditional cries of "Lagadeou, lagadigadeou, la Tarascou Lagadeou, lagadigadeou, lou Casteou" While these festivals previously varied according to river conditions, happening in 1846, 1861, 1891 et 1946, they have since become a yearly event and tourist attraction, usually on July 29, the day of Saint Martha.
A legendary marine creature reported to live in Vietnam's Halong Bay was also called "Tarasque" by the French who ruled the area at the time.^[5]
The French military named a towed 20 mm anti-aircraft gun (53 T2) after the Tarasque.
The Tarasque is one of the statues of the Corpus Christi procession of many Spanish cities (Valencia,^[6] Granada...).


HEART OF TARRASQUE

Heart of tarrasque that is been used in dota item is the one that has been preserved from the extinct beast.For some reason when a hero wear the preserved heart,it make them stronger.But the one used in dota are just a replica of the heart.The forged Tarrasque in dota is just as good as the real tarrasque :)