Appears in the Book of Revelation, Chapters 17 and 18
Also known as 'Mother of Harlots and Abominations of the Earth'
Depicted riding a beast with seven heads and ten horns

She is described as 'drunken with the blood of the saints.'
Protestant reformers identified her with the Catholic Church.
Some particularly loopy right-wingers identify her with Hillary Clinton.

She is 'arrayed in purple and scarlet color, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls.' So she may be a whore, but she still has style.
Revelation prophesizes her downfall at the hands of the Beast.
Most Biblical scholars think she was merely an allegory for Rome at a time when the empire was persecuting Christians.

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