Everybody Loves the Dedo Gargoyle!

Who can not look at this gargoyle, Dedo, and not smile:

Dedo Gargoyle

This is Dedo gargoyle.

Gargoyles can be sculpted to have a whimsical or wicked looking persona. Dede most definitely falls into the whimsical camp. 

There is a Story Card for the Dedo gargoyle — but let me state that this Story Card is for entertainment and not presented as factual!

The "Legend" of Dedo

"It all began in Paris when the Notre Dame Cathedral was being built, rising majestically stone by stone towards the heavens. It was custom to top each structure with a menacing gargoyle, who protected the cathedral by warding off evil spirits.

Marie Therese, a nun from a tiny convent in Provence, disliked the evil-looking gargoyles on the new cathedral, sitting so close to the heavens.

Disguised as a man, she trekked on foot to Paris, entered the work site, and quickly carved a small block into a lovable, protective creature. She placed her creature, with its pointy ears and human-like feet, on the highest roof, visible only to God Himself.

It was undiscovered for centuries until a small boy, lost in the labyrinthine structure, stumbled off a ledge and rolled down a roof into the arms of the littlest gargoyle, perched quietly on a ledge. Since that time, Marie Therese's creature was affectionately known as Little Dedo, the gargoyle with the crossed toes."

I offer several different versions of the Dedo Gargoyle. The guy pictured above is the 9" tall version. To see them all, the page with the Dedo gargoyle statues is HERE.