Leonardo Da Vinci's Dichotomy

Stories of all types, from children’s fairy tales to history books have an almost unwavering tendency to favour the winner. The hero succeeds in almost every endeavour. This simply does not happen in real life, even if much of history seems to indicate it does. Some would attribute this phenomenon to the work of a higher power, but a more concrete explanation is that those who "win" wars are those who come out most powerful. This power allows their stories to spread and become widely believed. Consequently, it is usually the writings of the "winning" side of wars that are taken as truth and are eventually written as history. Since most will cast an unattractive light on their enemies when given the chance, it appears that justice always
Skeptics say that Da Vinci was known to paint androgynous men, or that the feminine qualities of the person on Jesus’ right are actually the youthful qualities of John, the youngest disciple. The hidden "V" and "M" could be coincidences; they are common shapes. In fact, "'you can find almost every letter in the alphabet in this picture,'" (Phillips, 2006) so there’s little reason to believe that these two letters mean something so important. The letters could also stand for something completely different, such as "vino" and "mangiare," the Italian words for "wine" and "to eat." Matching robes could be a symbol of strong fellowship, but not necessarily a sexual relationship. Even if Da Vinci did intend to tell the Grail story, does that mean it is necessarily correct? Brown reasons that Da Vinci can be believed because he was a member of the Priory of Sion, a secret society which is supposed to keep the secrets of the Holy Grail and has protected Jesus’ bloodline throughout the years. Right from the start, Brown (2003) states that "The Priory of Sion—a European secret society founded in 1099—is a real organization," (p. 1) and that some documents called Les Dossiers Secrets identified Da Vinci as a member. Unfortunately for Brown's credibility, "'The whole thing is made up'…. Scholars,
As Brown demonstrates in his novel, conspiracy can be real and history can be false unless there is concrete proof. History is written to encourage one belief, but falsehoods can easily be taught. Even if someone appears credible, like Brown does in his novel, it is inadvisable to jump to the conclusion that everything they say is correct. There is reason to believe that Jesus and Mary Magdalene were married and that the Holy Grail may not be a cup, but unless the Grail is found, there is no way to know the truth. The cup version of the Grail story is believed by most simply because that is what everyone thinks. Though it can’t be considered truth, it is the accepted legend. Really, what is truth, what is history but accepted legends? As The Da Vinci Code