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In _Nanatsu no Taizai_ , the main characters are associated with one of the 7
deadly sins, and to each sin is associated with a certain animal:

  1. Wrath - dragon
  2. Envy - snake
  3. Greed - fox
  4. Sloth - grizzly
  5. Lust - goat
  6. Gluttony - boar
  7. Pride - lion

Is there some reference in this association? Does it correspond to some
tradition or is it just made up in this manga?


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The connection between the deadly sins and the animals in Nanatsu no Taizai


This is just my interpretation, however I believe it is close.

  1. Wrath - dragon 

Wrath is described as extreme anger, fury and/or rage. Apart from the most
common belief that dragons breathe **fire** , which is normally connected to
extreme anger (which we even see in anime when a character becomes angry they
erupt in flames), dragons are also depicted as clam creatures whose path of
destruction is brought about by their rage/anger.

  2. Envy - snake 

When a person is envious of another, they normally **poison** oneself in some
form or another which will normally lead to their own self-destruction if they
don't change their ways. Take Snow White's stepmother: in the original works,
because of her envy towards Snow White's beauty she continues to plot to get
rid of Snow White until at the very end after arriving at Snow White's and the
Prince's wedding.

> As a punishment for her attempted murders, a pair of glowing-hot iron shoes
> are brought forth with tongs and placed before the Queen. She is forced to
> step into the burning shoes and to dance until she drops dead.

  3. Greed - fox 

This one I am not entirely sure, but foxes can be seen as greedy as they will
prey on any small animal for food, including new born lambs only a few days
old (have had personal problems with Foxes where I live when lambs are born).
Also, as [Septian Primadewa has
commented](https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/19757/nanatsu-no-taizai-
on-the-correspondence-sin-animal/19758?noredirect=1#comment26537_19758), foxes
are depicted in stealing things such as his example of Swiper from Dora the
Explore.

  4. Sloth - grizzly 

Sloth is normally seen as the reluctance to work or make an effort or just
general laziness. If you think about how grizzly bears will hibernate for the
winter **sleeping the entire time** you can normally associate someone who
sleeps all the time as being lazy.

  5. Lust - goat

The goat can sometimes be symbolized as lewdness. When carried over into
Christianity, the goat represents the Devil, lust and the damned while the
sheep symbolizes the saved. Also in general, both sexes of goats symbolize
fertility, vitality and ceaseless energy, with the male goat representing
masculine virility and creative energy, while the female goat represents the
feminine and generative power. [Main
Source](http://www.theikga.org/goat_symbolism.html).

  6. Gluttony - boar 

The boar is a wild pig..... do I need to say any more how pigs represent
gluttony?

  7. Pride - lion

Lions are normally seen as prideful creatures. With the alpha lion, the herd
it leads is normally referred to as its pride, and given that lions fight over
the top spot of the pride, to be its leader would be quite the satisfaction
derived from the achievement of having become the leader. Also when we
generally think of lions, the first image we think of is normally one with the
[large mane](http://hd.wallpaperswide.com/thumbs/lion_5-t2.jpg). Wouldn't you
take great prideful of that?


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