Explaining The Bible on Instagram: "Saint Christopher cynocephalus refers to the Eastern Orthodox (and some earlier medieval) tradition depicting the 3rd-century martyr Saint Christopher (originally named Reprobus, meaning “reprobate”) as a cynocephalus—a dog-headed man. This portrayal stems from legends describing him as a giant warrior from a distant, monstrous race (possibly the Marmaritae or linked to ancient accounts of cynocephali in Africa or Asia), who had a fearsome, dog-like head, bark