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  2. Christ Pantocrator - Wikipedia

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    Christ Pantocrator mosaic in Byzantine style from the Cefalù Cathedral, Sicily. The most common translation of Pantocrator is "Almighty" or "All-powerful". In this understanding, Pantokrator is a compound word formed from the Greek words πᾶς, pas (GEN παντός pantos), i.e. "all" [4] and κράτος, kratos, i.e. "strength", "might", "power". [5]

  3. Pentagram - Wikipedia

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    Pentagram. A pentagram (sometimes known as a pentalpha, pentangle, or star pentagon) is a regular five-pointed star polygon, formed from the diagonal line segments of a convex (or simple, or non-self-intersecting) regular pentagon.

  4. List of polygons - Wikipedia

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    Individual polygons are named (and sometimes classified) according to the number of sides, combining a Greek-derived numerical prefix with the suffix -gon, e.g. pentagon, dodecagon. The triangle , quadrilateral and nonagon are exceptions, although the regular forms trigon , tetragon , and enneagon are sometimes encountered as well.

  5. Icosagon - Wikipedia

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    An icosagram is a 20-sided star polygon, represented by symbol {20/n}. There are three regular forms given by Schläfli symbols : {20/3} , {20/7} , and {20/9} . There are also five regular star figures (compounds) using the same vertex arrangement : 2{10} , 4{5} , 5{4} , 2{10/3} , 4{5/2} , and 10{2} .

  6. Christ Pantocrator (Sinai) - Wikipedia

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    With a height of 84 cm, width of 45.5 cm, and a thickness of 1.2 cm, the icon was originally taller and wider before its top and sides were cut. [14] Otherwise, there is only one spot with major damage, a large portion of Christ's hair on his left side, including his left ear and shoulder. [ 14 ]

  7. Jesus - Wikipedia

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    Jesus The Christ Pantocrator of Saint Catherine's Monastery at Mount Sinai, 6th century AD Born c. 6 to 4 BC [a] Herodian kingdom, Roman Empire Died AD 30 or 33 (aged 33 or 38) Jerusalem, Judaea, Roman Empire Cause of death Crucifixion [b] Known for Central figure of Christianity Major prophet in Islam and in Druze Faith Manifestation of God in Baháʼí Faith Parent(s) Mary, Joseph [c] Jesus ...

  8. Forensic science reveals how Jesus really looked - AOL

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    With the world's annual celebration of his birth mere weeks away, it turns out one of the most revered figures who ever walked the Earth likely didn't look like the pictures of him.

  9. Christogram - Wikipedia

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    In antiquity, the cross, i.e. the instrument of Christ's crucifixion (crux, stauros), was taken to be T-shaped, while the X-shape ("chiasmus") had different connotations.. There has been scholarly speculation on the development of the Christian cross, the letter Chi used to abbreviate the name of Christ, and the various pre-Christian symbolism associated with the chiasmus interpreted in terms ...