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 187
Fignre 176. worshipped by human figures, with eagles heads and wings,who present to it the pine-cone, = the testis, and the basket,= the scrotum (?), intense emblems of the male creator. In … Figure 177. Fig. 177 it is adored by the king and his son or successor, 127 with their attendant genii. The kings present towards it awell-known symbol of life and good fortune, the fist with theforefinger extended, or the phallic hand. Here, then,we have evidently the Asherah, or Ashtaroth-symbol,…
Symbolism · Christian art and symbolism
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