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The spider, along with its web, is featured in mythological fables, cosmology, artistic spiritual depictions, and in oral traditions throughout the world since ancient times. The spider was syncretically associated with the goddess Neith of Ancient Egypt in her aspect as spinner and weaver of destiny, this link continuing later through the ...
Neith / ˈniː.ɪθ / (Koinē Greek: Νηΐθ, a borrowing of the Demotic form Ancient Egyptian: nt, also spelled Nit, Net, or Neit) was an ancient Egyptian deity, possibly of Libyan origin. She was connected with warfare, as indicated by her emblem of two crossed bows, and with motherhood, as shown by texts that call her the mother of ...
The Horns of Moses are an iconographic convention common in Latin Christianity whereby Moses was presented as having two horns on his head, later replaced by rays of light. [ 1 ] The idea comes from a translation, or mis-translation, of a Hebrew term in Jerome 's Latin Vulgate Bible, and many later vernacular translations dependent on that.
Teraphim (Hebrew: תְּרָפִים, romanized: tərāfīm) is a word from the Hebrew Bible, found only in the plural, and of uncertain etymology. [1] Despite being plural, teraphim may refer to singular objects. Teraphim is defined in classical rabbinical literature as "disgraceful things", [2] but this is dismissed by modern etymologists.
Living creatures (Bible) The living creatures, living beings, or hayyot (Hebrew: חַיּוֹת, romanized: ḥayyōṯ) are a class of heavenly beings in Jewish mythology. They are described in the prophet Ezekiel 's vision of the heavenly chariot in the first and tenth chapters of the Book of Ezekiel. References to the sacred creatures recur ...
The Holy Spirit as a dove in the Annunciation by Rubens, 1628. The Holy Spirit has been represented in Christian art both in the Eastern and Western Churches using a variety of depictions. [1][2][3] The depictions have ranged from nearly identical figures that represent the three persons of the Holy Trinity from a dove to a flame. [4]
Biblical cosmology is the account of the universe and its laws in the Bible. [ 1 ][ 2 ] The Bible was formed over many centuries, involving many authors, and reflects shifting patterns of religious belief; consequently, its cosmology is not always consistent. [ 3 ][ 4 ] Nor do the biblical texts necessarily represent the beliefs of all Jews or ...
Early Christian art and architecture. Early Christian art and architecture (or Paleochristian art) is the art produced by Christians, or under Christian patronage, from the earliest period of Christianity to, depending on the definition, sometime between 260 and 525. In practice, identifiably Christian art only survives from the 2nd century ...