<https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-ym86sw4l_as/VQsbl5hBohI/AAAAAAAAAFs/PK3vQ10g_nM/s1600/Nimbus_1024.jpg> Interesting Tony - of course I'm not inclined to think any of the Brothers of Abraham invented any of their religions or symbols. The halo was also called the nimbus, not to be confused with the dark cloud term.
<https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-ym86sw4l_as/VQsbl5hBohI/AAAAAAAAAFs/PK3vQ10g_nM/s1600/Nimbus_1024.jpg> On Thursday, March 19, 2015 at 6:12:01 PM UTC, facilitator wrote: > > The halo may have come from several different sources, including > classical culture. For example, the Greek god Helios is depicted with rays > <http://www.theoi.com/image/T17.1Helios.jpg>emanating from his head. > There also are a few depictions of Apollo with halos. A Roman floor > mosaic in Tunisia > <http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/21/Apollo1.JPG> which > has one such depiction. I’ve also heard discussions about how laurel > wreaths (used to crown victors in classical societies) could be related to > the halo. > > In addition to classical sources, the sun disk found in Egyptian > crowns may have been an early manifestation of a halo-like form. There > also are similar forms related to the halo (like the nimbus or aureola) > found in non-Western art, too. Some think that the halo form traveled from > West to East, ending up in Ghandara and influencing depictions of the > Buddha (see one example from the Tokyo National Museum > <http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b8/Gandhara_Buddha_%28tnm%29.jpeg> > from > the 1st-2nd centuries CE).1 > Christians adopted the round halo from their contemporaries, using > the circular shape to connote perfection, divinity, and holiness. I know of > one early image, a ceiling mosaic from the necropolis underneath St. > Peter’s (see above), which may depict Christ or Sol Invictus (the later sun > god of the Roman empire). This image pre-dates the 4th century, and could > be a very early example of the halo in a Christian context. After this > point, halos were used for Christ and the Lamb of God, angels, the Virgin, > and eventually saints. > -- --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
