The
myth says : While the Byzantine emperor Justinian I Crossing Syria, he camped
near Damascus when he sought fighting the Persians . When he was searching
for water to drink , he came across a deer . Because of his love for hunting
, he chased her until it reached a high rock . Then , she went towards the
spring and he got ready to shoot it . But she turned into the virgin . She
indicated to him with a hand shining with light saying : “you will not kill
me Justinian . . .
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