ÿþ<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en"> <head> <!--origin 19991025, revised 20090121--> <meta name="description" content="Ancient images of goddesses have been transformed to angels."/> <meta name="keywords" content="Angels, goddesses, temples, women, woman, priestess, Greece, Greek, art, symbol, fjkluth"/> <style type="text/css" media="screen"> h2 {color: red; text-align: center} img.photo { float: left; margin-right: 20px;} </style> <title>Angels, Shapes of Goddesses</title> </head> <body> <p><img class="photo" src="logo.gif" width="200" height="150" alt="The Role of Women in the Art of Ancient Greece"/></p> <p><a href="index.html">RWAAG</a>, Angels--></p> <h2>Angels, Shapes of the Goddesses</h2> <p>Advertisement:</p> <p><a href="grepw34.html">Angel related items from the designs of ancient Greece for sale or purchase.</a></p> <script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "ca-pub-0012620521126070"; /* Goddesses */ google_ad_slot = "1441480835"; google_ad_width = 300; google_ad_height = 250; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> <p>If you click above and follow the links to a purchase then this site receives a commission for its support.</p> <h2 align="center">Angels, Shapes of the Goddesses</h2> <p>When Christianity took over as the religion of the Greeks many temples began to be used as churches. The insides of these buildings were redecorated to suit new tastes. But in many case the decorations remained or were only slightly modified. A good example of this practice was the expropriation of statues of goddesses as statues of angels. Today the image of an angel is often merely a copy of such a statue.</p> <p><img src="a.d/chinese_angels.jpg" width="749" height="492" alt="Three angels statues made in China from goddess models"/></p> <h5>These resin statues of angels made in China have the iconography of ancient Greek Goddesses.</h5> <p>The flowing gown of the angel is a chiton or peplos. The lyre is an ancient Greek instrument. Doves and Geese are symbols of Aphrodite. And of course the pouring water is reference to the fact that Aphrodite was born from the foam. Nike is more likely to have been portrayed as a woman with wings but would have a wreath or torches. The following is more like a statue of Nike. If you consider the object she holds as a torch then the iconograpy fits Nike.</p> <p><img src="a.d/treasureangel.jpg" width="517" height="822" alt="An angel like the image of Nike"/></p> <h5>An angel like the image of Nike by Today Treasures Inc. (c)1995.</h5> <p><img src="t.d/angel.jpg" width="517" height="822" alt="An angel figure from China using symbols of Aphrodite."/></p> <h5>An angel figure from China in porcelain using symbols of Aphrodite</h5> <p>The following images of Greek goddesses with wings are available:</p> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.theoi.com/Gallery/N10.3.html">Poine, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.theoi.com/Gallery/T24.3.html">Nike, Musée du Louvre, Paris, France</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.theoi.com/Daimon/Eris.html">Eris, Antikensammlung, Berlin, Germany</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.theoi.com/Gallery/T19.3.html">Eos, University Museums, University of Mississippi, Oxford, Mississippi, USA </a></li> <li><a href="http://www.theoi.com/Gallery/T40.4.html">Erinnys, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.ancientworlds.net/aw/Article/700479">Atrapos, mirror from Perugia, about 320 BC. Berlin, Antiquarium</a></li> </ul> <h2 align="center">Resources</h2> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.artsales.com/ARTistory/angelic_journey/index.html">Angels images in Art History: An Angelic Journey through time</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.feedback.nildram.co.uk/richardebbs/essays/angels.htm">A History Of Angels In Western Thought</a></li> </ul> <hr/> <p>To ask a question about this topic note the topic (Angels) and <a href="comm.html">Click here</a></p> <hr/> <h2 align="center">Angels, Shapes of the Goddesses</h2> <h2 align="center">Questions and Answers</h2> <p>Advertisement:</p> <p>Buying links: <a href="grepar.html">Art Supplies and Original Art</a> -- <a href="grepe.html">Audio Books</a> -- <a href="grepp.html">Auto Parts and Accessories</a> -- <a href="grepeb.html">eBooks(books in digital form)</a> -- <a href="grepq.html">Traditional Books</a> -- <a href="grepb.html">Business to Business</a> -- <a href="grepcoe.html">Collectibles</a> -- <a href="grepcol.html">College and Education</a> -- <a href="grepcomh.html">Computer HW(Hardware)</a> -- <a href="grepcoms.html">Computer SW(Software)</a> -- <a href="grepcon.html">Construction and Built-in Decoration of Homes</a> -- <a href="grepce.html">Consumer Electronics</a> -- <a href="grepcos.html">Cosmetics and Fragrances</a> -- <a href="greppa.html">Costumes and Party Goods</a> -- <a href="grepev.html">Events</a> -- <a href="grepk.html">Furniture and Removable Decoration of Homes</a> -- <a href="grepg.html">Games</a> -- <a href="grepga.html">Garden and Flowers</a> -- <a href="grepj.html">Gifts</a> -- <a href="grepgr.html">Groceries, Gourmet Food, and Wine</a> -- <a href="grepha.html">Hair Care</a> -- <a href="grepl.html">Handbags and Luggage</a> -- <a href="greph.html">Health Food</a> -- <a href="grepho.html">Hotels</a> -- <a href="grepo.html">Jewelry</a> -- <a href="grepki.html">Kitchen and Dining</a> -- <a href="grepmal.html">Malls and Virtual Malls</a> -- <a href="grepme.html">Men&#39;s</a> -- <a href="grepu.html">Movies/DVD&#39;s</a> -- <a href="grepmu.html">Music</a> -- <a href="grepou.html">Outdoors</a> -- <a href="grepph.html">Photo</a> -- <a href="greppo.html">Posters, Prints and Painting Reproductions</a> -- <a href="greps.html">Shoes</a> -- <a href="grepte.html">Teens</a> -- <a href="grepto.html">Toys</a> -- <a href="grepa.html">Travel</a> -- <a href="grepw.html">Women&#39;s</a> -- <a href="grepeur.html">Geschäft in Europa</a> -- <a href="grepuk.html">United Kingdom Vendors</a> --</p> <p>If you click above and follow the links to a purchase then this site receives a commission for its support.</p> <p><img src="logo.gif" border="0" width="200" height="150" alt="The Role of Women in the Art of Ancient Greece"/></p> <p><a href="index.html">RWAAG</a>, Angels--></p> <p>updz20111026</p> </body> </html>