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Hyperion, Titan of light; sometimes conflated with his son Helios; Lampetia, goddess of light, and one of the Heliades or daughters of Helios , god of the Sun, and of the nymph Neera . Theia, Titaness of sight and the shining light of the clear blue sky. She is the consort of Hyperion and mother of Helios, Selene, and Eos.
Effect of light from the rose window in Bari Cathedral, recurring in religious architecture to metaphorically allude to the spiritual light. [1]In theology, divine light (also called divine radiance or divine refulgence) is an aspect of divine presence perceived as light during a theophany or vision, or represented as such in allegory or metaphor.
Gods of Light; A270. Gods of the Dawn; A280. Gods of the Weather. A281. Gods of Storms; A282. Gods of the Wind; A284. Gods of Thunder; A287. Gods of Rain; A300—A399. Gods of the Underworld. A310. God of the World of the Dead; A311. Conductor of the Dead; A400—A499. Gods of the Earth (The Human Sphere) A400. Gods of the Earth; A401. Mother ...
In Early Christianity lamps, fire and light are conceived as symbols, if not as visible manifestations, of the divine nature and the divine presence. In the Christian world view Christ is the true Light, [ 1 ] and Christians are viewed as children of Light at perpetual war with the powers of darkness.
The early Church Fathers expended much rhetorical energy on conceptions of God as a source of light; among other things this was because "in the controversies in the 4th century over the consubstantiality of the Father and the Son, the relation of the ray to the source was the most cogent example of emanation and of distinct forms with a common ...
There is debate whether Jesus claimed to be divine, or whether divinity was attributed to him progressively by his followers. [ 104 ] [ 105 ] Jesus did not make public claims of divinity. [ 106 ] In the first three centuries of the Christian movement, Jesus' identity and relation to God were often subjects of debate and controversy, and the ...
Init-init: the Itneg god of the Sun married to the mortal Aponibolinayen; during the day, he leaves his house to shine light on the world [7] Chal-chal: the Bontok god of the Sun whose son's head was cut off by Kabigat; [ 8 ] aided the god Lumawig in finding a spouse [ 9 ]
White light divides into seven colours, yet this plurality unites from one source. Divine light divides into the seven emotional sefirot, but there is no plurality in the Divine essence. Ohr is contrasted with ma'or "luminary" and kli, the spiritual vessel for the light. [citation needed] As a metaphor, it also has its limitations.