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Other than narrowing the passage, candi bentar do not serve a real defensive purpose, since this type of split gate is originally designed not to have doors. Additional iron fences are seldom to never installed in the passage, if so they are usually added later and not part of the original design. The symbolism of a candi bentar is unclear.
A liminal deity is a god or goddess in mythology who presides over thresholds, gates, or doorways; "a crosser of boundaries". [1] These gods are believed to oversee a state of transition of some kind; such as, the old to the new, the unconscious to the conscious state, the familiar to the unknown. [2]
The moving part or parts of a gateway may be considered "doors", as they are fixed at one side whilst opening and closing like one. [2] A gate may have a latch that can be raised and lowered to both open a gate or prevent it from swinging. [3] Gate operation can be either automated or manual. Locks are also used on gates to increase security.
The gates and doors of Chinese houses have long received special ritual attention. [1] Sacrifices to a door spirit are recorded as early as the Book of Rites. [1] [2] By the Han, this spirit had become the two gods Shenshu and Yulü, whose names or images were painted into peachwood and attached to doors. [1]
In 2001: A Space Odyssey, Arthur C. Clarke uses the term "Star Gate" for the large monolith "sentinel" TMA-2, which is a classic stargate portal to another part of the universe. [ 3 ] The basic stargate concept is that it has at least two devices in distant positions, and when active, the rings of each become similar to a physical, singular ...
The industry has opened the door to a whole new niche known as video game art. And for some, a career path as a video game illustrator. But no matter how real a video game scene looks, it's still ...
Portunus was the ancient Roman god of keys, doors, livestock and ports. He may have originally protected the warehouses where grain was stored, but later became associated with ports, perhaps because of folk associations between porta "gate, door" and portus "harbor", the "gateway" to the sea, or because of an expansion in the meaning of portus. [1]
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