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Mary as the Queen of Heaven in Dante's Divine Comedy. Illustration by Gustave Doré. The Regina Caeli ("Queen of Heaven") is an anthem of the Catholic Church which replaces the Angelus during Eastertide, the fifty days from Easter Sunday to Pentecost Sunday. [24] It is named for its opening words in Latin. Of unknown authorship, the anthem has ...
Queen of Heaven was a title given to several ancient sky goddesses worshipped throughout the ancient Mediterranean and the ancient Near East. Goddesses known to have been referred to by the title include Inanna , Anat , Isis , Nut , Astarte , and possibly Asherah (by the prophet Jeremiah ).
Inanna [a] is the ancient Mesopotamian goddess of love, war, and fertility. She is also associated with sensuality, procreation, divine law, and political power.Originally worshipped in Sumer, she was known by the Akkadian Empire, Babylonians, and Assyrians as Ishtar [b] (and occasionally the logogram 𒌋𒁯).
Mary, the mother of Jesus in Christianity, is known by many different titles (Blessed Mother, Virgin Mary, Mother of God, Our Lady, Holy Virgin, Madonna), epithets (Star of the Sea, Queen of Heaven, Cause of Our Joy), invocations (Panagia, Mother of Mercy, God-bearer Theotokos), and several names associated with places (Our Lady of Loreto, Our Lady of Fátima).
Queens of Heaven (antiquity) (6 C, 10 P) S. Semiramis (2 C, 14 P) W. Whore of Babylon (1 C, 9 P) Pages in category "Mythological queens" The following 44 pages are in ...
Cats are among the best sleepers in the whole of the animal kingdom. They sleep for up to 18 hours in a 24-hour period – and kittens or senior cats may kip for even longer.
Cats play a unique role within the Muslim faith. Learn more about how why felines hold a special place in Islam. Cats and Islam: Why felines are the faith's 'most highly regarded pet'
Articles relating to goddesses known by the title Queen of Heaven. Goddesses known to have been referred to by the title include Inanna, Anat, Isis, Nut, Astarte, and possibly Asherah (by the prophet Jeremiah). In Greco-Roman times, Hera and Juno bore this title.