On their way through the dungeon, they encounter the Gergesa, a dangerous set of monsters that required the two to split their focus. While Wignall tried to defend against them, he makes a ...

Will and Wignall meet the Gergesa on the lower floors of the dungeon. Just as Will’s trying to get their teamwork together, a group of them emerge from the depths. The Gergesa are giant boar ...

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The villagers of Gergesa kept away from those tombs. Mothers warned their children never to explore there. They were frightened to look upon the twisted faces, or into the dark eyes, of the fierce ...

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The miracle referred to took place, without doubt, near the town of Gergesa, the modern Kersa, close by the eastern shore of the Sea of Galilee, and hence in the country of Gergesenes. But as ...

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Finally, there is Simon of Gergesa, a high-spirited Syrian shepherd who is Ricci's own creation and Testament's most compelling character. Ricci's command of his historical material is first-rate.

Simon of Gergesa is a pagan shepherd who’s drawn to the itinerant preacher, and though not mentioned in the New Testament version, could easily have been one of Jesus’ many followers.

The Greek shepherd Simon of Gergesa, the last witness, accompanies Jesus through the final days in Jerusalem. He testifies both to the crucifixion's degradation and to Jesus's final heroism.