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He is, in the Bible, the emblem of the people of Egypt and their Pharaoh, sometimes even of all Israel's foes. Cuckoo — the original referrent of the Hebrew שַׁחַף (šaḥap̲) according to some [according to whom?], listed as one of the unclean birds in (Leviticus 11:16 and Deuteronomy 14:15).
Gajasura, an elephant demon from Hindu mythology; Gajendra, from the Sanskrit text Gajendra Moksha; Girimekhala, the elephant that carries Mara in Theravada Buddhism; Kasogonagá, a Toba deity described as either an elephant or an anteater. Supratika, a name for several elephants in Hindu mythology; Behemoth, a demon depicted as a round-bellied ...
The paintings of the first period, as seen in the Catacombs of Rome, show us, usually, the lamb accompanying the Good Shepherd, a representation of the Christian soul during its earthly life. [a] The lamb was strongly associated with religious sacrifices in the ancient Near East, and was adopted as a symbol of Christ and his sacrifice on behalf ...
The symbols of the four Evangelists are here depicted in the Book of Kells. The four winged creatures symbolize, top to bottom, left to right: Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. Matthew the Evangelist, the author of the first gospel account, is symbolized by a winged man, or angel.
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Elephants can also represent the hugeness and wildness of the imagination, as in Ursula Dubosarsky's 2012 children's book, Too Many Elephants in This House, [60] which also plays with the notion of the elephant in the room. [61] An imaginary elephant can (perhaps) become real, as with the elusive Heffalump.
This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Animals in the Bible; List of individual birds; E. List of elephants in mythology and religion; M.
The most common association, but not the original or only, is: Mark the King, Lion; Luke the lowly Servant, Ox; Matthew the Angel; and John the Eagle. In Christian art and iconography, Evangelist portraits are often accompanied by tetramorphs, or the symbols alone used to represent them.