Note 25 — PREMIER ÉPISODE

3 25 Tarasque: a monster which, according to the legend, devastated the country about Tarascon until it was slain by Saint Martha, sister of Lazarus, who, in company with the three Marys, had come to Provence after the death of Christ At irregular intervals there is a festival in Tarascon to celebrate the destruction of the Tarasque. Martha is the patron saint of Tarascon See "Port-Tarascon," I, iv (pp 73 ff)--faisait les cent coups. 'was playing the hundred tricks,' 'raged.'