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The Ancient Ophidian Iconography Resource (Mundus Vetus, 3000 BC - 650 AD) |
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Search Functionality Demonstration| SCULPTURES & RELIEFS ● ADORNMENTS & TOOLS ● COINS ● VASES ● PAINTINGS & MOSAICS ● MANUSCRIPTS |
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Set III-6-anc-001. In Greek and Roman mythology and iconography, anchor was associated with Poseidon (Neptune), god of the sea. In everyday life it was used to connect a vessel to the bed of a body of water to prevent the craft from drifting due to wind or current. In Early Christain tradition anchor served as a popular symbol of hope. The Anchored (Mariner's) Cross or St. Clement's Cross refers to the way the saint was martyred (tied to an anchor and thrown from a boat into the Black Sea at the Crimean Chersonesus, in 99 AD).
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| {«§»} Related article(s): Dolphin | Ketos, Sea-Serpent | Scylla (Note: Cross-reference links will be activated after the completion of Volume III).
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