Beast

Pig


Latin name: Porcus
Other names: Aper domesticus, Porc, Sow, Sue, Sus, Truie, Truye
Category: Beast

A filthy animal that wallows in mud

General Attributes

Pigs like to wallow in mud and filth, and so are dirty animals.

See also Boar (Wild).

Allegory/Moral

Pigs signify sinners, heretics and the unclean who continue to wallow in the filth of sin.