Anda, apaga la luz al salir ...

1.5M ratings
277k ratings

See, that’s what the app is perfect for.

Sounds perfect Wahhhh, I don’t wanna
memories-of-ancients
coolancientstuff

image

Temple of Ehecatl

In 1967, construction workers building the Mexico City metro system unearthed, to their surprise, a strange edifice harking back to ancient times. Archeologists were brought in to excavate the site and discern the significance of this discovery.

Unearthed from the rubble and dust accumulated over the centuries, the structure was eventually identified as being the only surviving remnant of a temple complex dedicated to the Aztec wind god Ehécatl. The circular and mound-like shape of the pyramid is believed to be a reference to a coiled snake. The god of the wind was conceived by the ancient Aztecs as simply a manifestation of a much more powerful and central deity, the plumed serpent god and creator of mankind, Quetzalcoatl.

memories-of-ancients
didanawisgi: “ Statue of Hermanubis, white marble, 1st-2nd century CE (Vatican Museums) “In classical mythology, Hermanubis (Ancient Greek: Ἑρμανοῦβις, romanized: Hermanoubis) was a god who combined Hermes (Greek mythology) with Anubis (Egyptian...
didanawisgi

Statue of Hermanubis, white marble, 1st-2nd century CE (Vatican Museums)

“In classical mythology, Hermanubis (Ancient Greek: Ἑρμανοῦβις, romanized: Hermanoubis) was a god who combined Hermes (Greek mythology) with Anubis (Egyptian mythology). He is the son of Set and Nephthys.

Hermes’ and Anubis’s similar responsibilities (they were both conductors of souls) led to the god Hermanubis. He was popular during the period of Roman domination over Egypt. Depicted having a human body and a jackal head, with the sacred caduceus that belonged to the Greek god Hermes, he represented the Egyptian priesthood. He engaged in the investigation of truth.” 

Source: Wikipedia
memories-of-ancients
coolancientstuff

The Vajrasana (IAST: vajrāsana; diamond throne) is a throne in the Mahabodhi Temple at Bodh Gaya, India. It is thought to have been placed by Emperor Ashoka of the Maurya Empire between 250-233 BCE, at the location where the Buddha had reached enlightenment some 200 years earlier.

The vajrasana is the bodhimanda (bodhimaṇḍa; seat or platform of enlightenment) of Gautama Buddha. Being the site where Gautama Buddha achieved liberation, Tibetan texts also use the term vajrasana to refer to Bodh Gaya itself.

The empty throne, not just at Bodh Gaya, was a focus of devotion in early Buddhism, treated as a cetiya or symbolic relic. It was not intended to be occupied, but operated as a symbol of the missing Buddha. Ancient images show devotees kneeling in prayer before it, as they still do.

As it survives now, the Vajrasana is a thick slab of polished grey sandstone, 7 feet 10-inches long by 4 feet 7-inches broad, and 6-inches thick. The whole top surface was carved with geometrical patterns, circular in the middle, with a double border of squares.

The Vajrasana has a decorative band made on the sides of carvings of honeysuckles and geese, which can also be found on several of the pillar capitals of Ashoka, such as the Rampurva capitals, and also pigeons on the back relief, nowadays hidden from view. The geese (hamsa) in particular are a very recurrent symbol on the pillars of Ashoka, and may refer to the devotees flocking to the faith.

The long frieze at the front is slightly different, and consists in stylized lotuses with multiple calyx, alternating with flame palmettes of a slightly simpler design than on the side. A rather similar design can also be seen in the lost frieze of the Allahabad pillar of Ashoka. The flame palmette motif has origins in Classical and Hellenistic Greece.

Top Photos