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They share a very vague commonality,from what I can tell.
Early Christians believed the Phoenix’s cycle of life and death made it a symbol of Jesus’ resurrection.The myth of the Phoenix was known to many cultures. Ancient Egypt had the Bennu-bird,which means "to rise". -theirs was the plume-crowned heron that discovered the first island in the primordial ocean.
(Heron: is associated with morning, and is the first bird to salute the dawn. A heron also tied in with regeneration of life. A heron provides for its young like a stork. It is associated with longevity, silent memory, overcoming danger, indiscretion,
dual nature: because of it amphibious nature, and melancholy.)
The heron is sacred to the Muses and is related to priesthood. Herons are seen as a favorable of men. When heron’s leave the marsh and fly above the clouds they announce the coming of a storm.
-It would seem like the natural successor to the Eagle that appeared in Herod's symbol, that he had stamped on his coinage,which was the pagan caduceus,which depicted 2 serpents on a eagle winged stick.
The word 'fish" ,in Greek ,forms a rebus:
Each of the letters in this rebus represents a special meaning to the ‘born-again’
Christian: The first represents the name ‘Jesus’ which in Greek is pronounced ‘Iesous’.
The second letter stands for ‘Christos’, which is the Greek form of the Jewish word ‘Messiah’, which translates into English as ‘Annointed One’. The third letter represents the Greek word ‘Theou’, which translates as ‘God’ or ‘of God’. The fourth letter stands
for ‘Uios’ and translates as ‘Son’. The last letter represents the Greek word ‘Sooteer’ - meaning ‘Saviour’. The full meaning of the the entire Greek word translates therefore,
as ‘Jesus Christ, Son of God, Saviour’.
So,the link between Herod and Heron,could just be speculative. |
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