# Margaret Against the Demon

Through her gesture and faith, Margaret sends the demon back to Hell through the well, which symbolizes its narrow entrance.

This is yet another invention of the sculptor. The "Life of Saint Margaret" transmitted in the 12th century, both in Latin and in French, does not mention a well. The text simply states that "the earth opened up, and the devil fell and went back" (Wace).

This same devil explains to the saint that his "king's name was Satan and that from Heaven he fell to the low Hell; Satan is his name in Hell and Lucifer in Heaven."