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Theotokos is an adjectival compound of two Greek words Θεός "God" and τόκος "childbirth, parturition; offspring". A close paraphrase would be "[she] whose offspring is God" or "[she] who gave birth to one who was God". [10] The usual English translation is simply "Mother of God"; Latin uses Deipara or Dei Genitrix.
Rhea or Rheia (/ ˈ r iː ə /; [1] Ancient Greek: Ῥέα or Ῥεία [r̥ěː.aː]) is a mother goddess in ancient Greek religion and mythology, the Titan daughter of the earth goddess Gaia and the sky god Uranus, himself a son of Gaia.
Greek icon of the Theotokos, Life-giving Spring. The Mother of God of the Life-giving Spring or Life-giving Font (Ancient Greek: Ζωοδόχος Πηγή, romanized: Zōodóchos Pēgḗ, modern pronunciation: [zo.oˈðoxos piˈʝi]; Russian: Живоно́сный Исто́чник, romanized: Zhivonósny Istóchnik, IPA: [ʐɨvɐˈnosnɨj ɪˈstotɕnʲɪk]) is an epithet of the Holy ...
The Council decreed that Mary is the Mother of God because her son Jesus is one person who is both God and man, divine and human. [29] This doctrine is widely accepted by Christians in general, and the term "Mother of God" had already been used within the oldest known prayer to Mary, the Sub tuum praesidium, which dates to around 250 AD. [154]
13th-century Great Panagia from Yaroslavl. Panagia (Greek: Παναγία, fem. of panágios, pan-+ hágios, the All-Holy, or the Most Holy; pronounced Ancient Greek pronunciation:) (also transliterated Panaghia or Panayia), in Medieval and Modern Greek, is one of the titles of Mary, mother of God, used especially in Orthodox Christianity and Eastern Catholicism.
Dormition of the Mother of God 10th-century ivory plaque, Cluny. Mother of God: The Council of Ephesus decreed in 431 that Mary is Theotokos ("God-bearer") because her son Jesus is both God and man: one Divine Person with two natures (divine and human). [5] This name was translated in the West as Mater Dei or Mother of God. From this derives ...
Asclepius, a Greek hero and god of medicine, was said to have been able to cure maladies, and the cult incorporated a multitude of other Greek heroes and gods in its process of healing. [15] The exact order of the offerings and prayers varied by location, [ 16 ] and the supplicant often made an offering to Mnemosyne. [ 15 ]
The Panagia Ierosolymitissa icon (Greek: Παναγία Ιεροσολυμίτισσα) or the All-Holy Lady of Jerusalem icon of the Mother of God is an acheiropoieton located in the Tomb of Mary in Gethsemane in Jerusalem. The icon is considered by Orthodox Christians to be the patroness of Jerusalem. [1]