By this point, it is starting to become apparent that perhaps Prester John was merely a myth. The casually dropped references to mythology throughout the letter make this seem even more plausible. Here are some examples.
The animals listed in the letter seem perfectly bizarre at first glance, and more confusing the more they’re looked at.
The author of the letter mentions the land of milk and honey. Is this really the Old Testament come to life in the land of human empires, or simple arrogance?
Continuing on the path of Biblical references, the fearsome Gog of Magog is apparently under Prester John’s control.
Further mentions of cannibal tribes bring even more confusion to the table. Do any of these really exist?
Geography in the Middle Ages according to cartographers was far less accurate than today’s satellite maps, but is Mount Olympus really next to the Garden of Eden?
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