![]() The Gargoyles featured in Monster High are Rochelle Goyle, her pet Gargoyle Griffin, Roux and Clawd Wolf's Gargoyle bulldog, Rockseena. Monster High depicts them as living sculptures, but their status as Simulacra is under dispute among the Monster High community as it is currently unknown whether they are made and then brought to life, breed like humans and other monsters do or both. ![]() Gargoyles in Monster High ĭuring the 1990's, a television series called Gargoyles arid the show depicting them as living creatures, not as stone sculptures. Actress Rae Dawn Chong additionally played a gargoyle in human guise featured in Tales from the Darkside: The Movie. Actress Adrienne Barbeau played a violent gargoyle in the TV series, Monsters. In additon, three Gargoyles play a role in that company's movie adaptation of Victor Hugo's The Hunchback of Notre Dame. Gargoyles are also the main characters in the Disney animated series and comic book, Gargoyles. Gargoyles have featured in several works of fantasy fiction, such as Terry Pratchett's Discworld series and the Dungeons & Dragons games. Gargoyles can generally use their wings to fly or glide, and, as a reference to their origins, are often depicted as having a rocky hide, or being capable of turning into stone in one way or another. The typical fantasy Gargoyle is (generally) winged humanoid race with demonic features (generally horns, a tail, talons, and may or may not have a beak). In contemporary fiction, gargoyles are commonly depicted as a distinct race, not just as a structural ornament. ![]() However, some medieval clergy viewed gargoyles as a form of idolatry. ![]() It is also thought that their presence assured congregants that evil is kept outside of the church’s walls. Often gargoyles were used to assist the Church in conveying messages to the common people. Gargoyles were viewed in two ways by the church throughout history. The term gargoyle is most often applied to medieval work, but throughout all ages some Datei:Paris gargoyle.jpg means of waterĭiversion, when not conveyed in gutters, was adopted. The term originates from the gargouille, which in English most likely means "throat" or is otherwise known as the "gullet" Latin gurgulio, gula, gargula ("gullet" or "throat") and similar words derived from the root gar, "to swallow", which represented the gurgling sound of water. ![]()
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