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Ichthys was adopted as a Christian symbol.. he ichthys or ichthus (/ ˈ ɪ k θ ə s / [1]), from the Greek ikhthū́s (ἰχθύς, 1st cent.AD Koine Greek pronunciation: [ikʰˈtʰys], "fish") is (in its modern rendition) a symbol consisting of two intersecting arcs, the ends of the right side extending beyond the meeting point so as to resemble the profile of a fish.
An ancient Hellenistic Christian slogan espoused the Greek acronym/acrostic [1] ΙΧΘΥΣ (ichthys) for Ἰησοῦς Χριστός, Θεοῦ Υἱός, Σωτήρ (Iēsous Christos, Theou Yios, Sōtēr), which translates into English as 'Jesus Christ, Son of God, Saviour'; the Greek word ichthys translating to 'fish' in English.
In Greek mythology, Ithacus (Ancient Greek: Ἴθακος) may refer to two different characters: . Ithacus, together with Neritus and Polyctor, made a basin of stone in Ithaca into which a spring ran.
Pterelaus ruled the land by the River Achelous, in the region later called Acarnania.Pterelaus had numerous sons who settled the territory in the vicinity of the Achelous, including the nearby islands of the Ionian Sea. [4]
The Holy Crown of Hungary having pendilia. Votive crown of the Visigoth King Recceswinth († 672), part of the Treasure of Guarrazar.. Pendilia (singular pendilium; from Latin pendulus, hanging) or pendoulia (the Greek equivalent), are pendants or dangling ornaments hanging from a piece of metalwork such as a crown, votive crown, crux gemmata, or kamelaukion, and are a feature of Early ...
Michelangelo's rendering of the Erythraean Sibyl (detail of the Sistine Chapel ceiling) Coin of 46 BC with image of the Erythraean Sibyl Herophile with hair elaborately decorated with jewels and enclosed in a sling, tied with bands.