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  2. Cultural depictions of ravens - Wikipedia

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    The raven (Hebrew: עורב ‎; Koine Greek: κόραξ) is the first species of bird to be mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, [5] and ravens are mentioned on numerous occasions thereafter. In the Book of Genesis, Noah releases a raven from the ark after the great flood to test whether the waters have receded (Gen. 8:6–7).

  3. God the Father in Western art - Wikipedia

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    The most usual depiction of the Trinity in Renaissance art depicts God the Father as an old man, usually with a long beard and patriarchal in appearance, sometimes with a triangular halo (as a reference to the Trinity), or with a papal tiara, specially in Northern Renaissance painting. In these depictions The Father may hold a globe or book.

  4. The Trinity in art - Wikipedia

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    The Coptic Orthodox Church never depicts God the Father in art although he may be identified by an area of brightness within art such as the heavenly glow at the top of some icons of the baptism of the Lord Jesus Christ. In contrast, the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church has many ancient icons depicting the Holy Trinity as three distinct persons.

  5. Ravens of the Tower of London - Wikipedia

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    The ravens of the Tower of London are a group [ a] of at least six captive ravens (currently nine) [ 3] resident at the Tower of London. [ 4] Their presence is traditionally believed to protect the Crown and the Tower; a superstition holds that "if the Tower of London ravens are lost or fly away, the Crown will fall and Britain with it." [ 4]

  6. The Morrígan - Wikipedia

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    The Morrígan or Mórrígan or Danu, also known as Morrígu, is a figure from Irish mythology. The name is Mór-ríoghan in modern Irish before the spelling reform, [1] and it has been translated as "great queen" or "phantom queen". The Morrígan is mainly associated with war and fate, especially with foretelling doom, death, or victory in battle.

  7. Religious images in Christian theology - Wikipedia

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    The use of religious images has often been a contentious issue in Christian history. Concern over idolatry is the driving force behind the various traditions of aniconism in Christianity . In the early Church, Christians used the Ichthys (fish) symbol to identify Christian places of worship and Christian homes. [1]

  8. Transfiguration of Jesus in Christian art - Wikipedia

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    The Transfiguration of Jesus has been an important subject in Christian art, above all in the Eastern church, some of whose most striking icons show the scene. The Feast of the Transfiguration has been celebrated in the Eastern church since at least the 6th century and it is one of the Twelve Great Feasts of Eastern Orthodoxy, and so is widely ...

  9. Christ Pantocrator - Wikipedia

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    Church domes are a common site of Pantocrator images. In Christian iconography , Christ Pantocrator ( Greek : Χριστὸς Παντοκράτωρ ) [ 1 ] is a specific depiction of Christ . Pantocrator or Pantokrator , literally ruler of all , but usually translated as "Almighty" or "all-powerful", is derived from one of many names of God in ...