Ancient pagan and modern Christian symbolism (1922)
Inman, Thomas, 1820-1876, Newton, John, M.M.C.B.E · New York, Peter Eckler publishing company · leaf 148
ocomprehend many a legend otherwise dim; e. g., whenFortuna, or luck, always depicted as a woman, has for hercharacteristic le timon, and for her motto the proverb, For- 87 tune favours the bold, we readily understand the doubleentente. The steering oar indicates power, knowledge,skill, and bravery… … Fignre 132. sents a pattern for diapering, and is, I presume,thoroughly orthodox. It consists of the double triangle, seeFigures 20, 30, 31, 32, pp. 32, 38, the emblems of Siva andParvati, the male and female; of Bimmon the pomegranate, the emblem of the womb, which is seen to be full of…
Symbolism · Christian art and symbolism
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