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The Psychomachia (Battle of Souls) by the medieval Latin poet Prudentius is probably the first and most influential medieval allegory, and inspired works as diverse as the Romance of the Rose, Everyman and Piers Plowman.In slightly less than a thousand lines, the poem describes the conflict of vices and virtues as a battle in the style of Virgil's Aeneid. Christian faith is attacked by and defeats pagan idolatryIdolatry is a term used by many religions to describe the worship of a false divine entity rather, which is an affront to their understanding of divinity. Many religions consider the beliefs or practices of other religions to be idolatrous. The concept of to be cheered by a thousand Christian martyrHistorically, a martyr (from Greek martys for "witness") was considered to be a person who died for his or her religious faith, typically by being tortured to death. History In Christianity Christian martyrs in the first three centuries A. were crucifieds. Chastity is assaulted by lust, but cuts down her enemy with a sword. AngerAnger is an emotion of displeasure, usually regarding an act or idea of another person or organisation. Sometimes a person feels angry at him- or herself for having acted stupidly or badly, etc. Anger involves a sense of wrongedness, outrage, frustration, attacks patiencePatience is the ability and willingness to wait a long time or to carry out a task that takes a long time, especially one that is by itself not heavy, but boring. It also means not easily getting angry or not showing anger in situations of human communica, is unable to defeat her and destroys herself instead. In a similar manner, various vices fight corresponding virtues and are always defeated. Biblical figures that exemplify these virtues also appear (e.g. JobJob (in Hebrew Iyov , was the protagonist of the Book of Job in the Hebrew Bible. He lived in the land of Uz which is an area that scholars can only speculate as to the location. He was extremely wealthly according to the currency of his day. He was decla as an example of patiencePatience is the ability and willingness to wait a long time or to carry out a task that takes a long time, especially one that is by itself not heavy, but boring. It also means not easily getting angry or not showing anger in situations of human communica).
Despite the fact that seven virtues defeat seven vices, these are not the usual seven deadly sinsThe seven deadly sins also known as the capital vices or cardinal sins suggest a classification of vices and were enumerated in their present form by Thomas Aquinas in the 13th century. The Catechism of the Catholic Church briefly mentions them as "capita, nor the Three Theological and Four Cardinal Virtues.
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