An allegorical image depicting the human heart subject to the seven deadly sins, each represented by an animal (clockwise:
toad = avarice;
snake = envy;
lion = wrath;
snail = sloth;
pig = gluttony;
goat = lust;
peacock = pride).
The seven deadly sins, also known as cardinal sins, are types of sins within some Christian teachings, although they are not mentioned in the Bible. Behaviors or habits are grouped into this category if they directly form other wickedness. According to the regular list, they are pride, greed, wrath, envy, lust, gluttony and sloth, which are the opposite from the seven heavenly virtues. These types had their origins with the Desert Fathers, who recognized seven or eight evil thoughts. The seven deadly sins were portrayed in paintings and decorations on churches, as well as in older textbooks.
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