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Fire worship in Graeco-Roman tradition had two separate forms: fire of the hearth and fire of the forge. Hearth worship was maintained in Rome by the Vestal Virgins, who served the goddess Vesta, protector of the home, who had a sacred flame as the symbol of her presence in the city (cf. Sacred fire of Vesta).
The cross (also swastika in some tattoos) is the Albanian traditional way to represent the deified Fire – Zjarri, evidently also called with the theonym Enji. Enji, Zjarri , fire god: releaser of light and heat with the power to ward off darkness and evil, affect cosmic phenomena, and give strength to the Sun, and sustainer of the continuity ...
A map of the Southeastern Ceremonial Complex and some of its associated sites. Southeastern Ceremonial Complex (formerly Southern Cult, Southern Death Cult or Buzzard Cult [1] [2]), abbreviated S.E.C.C., is the name given by modern scholars to the regional stylistic similarity of artifacts, iconography, ceremonies, and mythology of the Mississippian culture.
The plaques depict simultaneously sacred representations of the sky and the sun, and symbolism of lightning and fire, as well as the sacred tree and birds (eagles). In those plaques there is a mythological representation of the celestial deity: the Sun deity animated with a face and two wings, throwing lightning into a fire altar, which in some ...
Tattoos hold rich historical and cultural significance as permanent markings on the body, conveying personal, social, and spiritual meanings. However, religious interpretations of tattooing vary widely, from acceptance and endorsement to strict prohibitions associating it with the desecration of the sacred body.
[13] [14] Women's tattoos on lips and chin are commonly called pūkauae or moko kauae. [15] [16] Men tended to remove facial hair to keep moko fully visible while some chose to grow out their hair. [17] Due to Christian missionaires having a dislike for moko, some men started covering their moko with facial hair.
The cross (also swastika in some tattoos) is the Albanian traditional way to represent the deified Fire – Zjarri, evidently also called with the theonym Enji. [2] Also appearing in other expressions of Albanian traditional art, [ 3 ] they represent celestial, light, fire and hearth worship, expressing the favor of the light within the ...
The cult of the God of Fire, of the Year, and of Turquoise perhaps began as far back as the middle Preclassic period. [13] Turquoise was the symbolic equivalent of fire for Aztec priests. [14] A small fire was permanently kept alive at the sacred center of every Aztec home in honor of Xiuhtecuhtli. [14]