Davidson adds that, on the other hand, various other examples of " certain supernatural women " connected with death are to be found in sources for Norse mythology, that they " seem to have been closely connected with the world of death, and were pictured as welcoming dead warriors ," and that the depiction of Hel " as a goddess " in Gylfaginning " might well owe something to these.

The New Kingdom and Coptic Egyptian sections are deep, but the statue of the goddess Nephthys and the limestone depiction of the goddess Hathor demonstrate New Kingdom sentiment and wealth.

The earliest depiction of a goddess who may be identified with Persephone growing out of the ground, is on a plate from the Old-Palace period in Phaistos.

She has a large stylized flower turned over her head, and the resemblance with the flower picking Persephone and her companions is compelling The depiction of the goddess is similar with later images of " Anodos of Pherephata ".

Allegory | Allegorical depiction of the Roman goddess Abundantia with a cornucopia, by Rubens ( ca.

The depiction of India as a Hindu goddess implies that it is not just the patriotic but also the religious duty of all Indians to participate in the nationalist struggle to defend the nation.

* Deepalakshmi, a brass lamp with a depiction of goddess Sri Lakshmi over the back piece.

If this is indeed the intended theme of the drawing, the bull would represent the zodiacal sign of Taurus, while the nude female, holding a bouqet of flowers, would be a depiction of Flora, the goddess of spring.

A figure often interpreted as a depiction of a mother goddess from Samarra, ca 6000 BCE ( Louvre Museum )

The obverse figure is a depiction of the mythological goddess Liberty wearing a Phrygian cap, a classic Western symbol of liberty and freedom, with its wings intended to symbolize freedom of thought.

This depiction is typical in scenes wanting to depict the moon goddess.

The traditional depiction of this warlike aspect was assimilated from the Greek goddess Athena, whose goatskin was called the ' aegis '.

In laymen's terms: The coat of arms sports a depiction of the ancient water goddess Vellamo as a mermaid, with a cuckoo to represent the influence of the numerous post-WW2 Karelian refugees in Lahti and the surrounding regions.

The depiction of the fighting begins here with the great mother goddess of Asia Minor, Rhea / Cybele.

A depiction of the moon goddess from a Goguryeo tomb

ISBN 0-500-28628-0 </ ref > The name " Scorpion " is derived from the image of a scorpion that appears immediately in front of his face that may represent the scorpion goddess Serket, just below a flower with seven petals ; the use and placement of the iconography is similar to the depiction of the pharaoh Narmer on the obverse side of the Narmer Palette.

Under Nebra, the first depiction of the goddess Bastet occurs.

A depiction of the moon goddess from a Goguryeo tomb

The game's backstory also mentions that The Faithful are somehow connected with a strange and very old statuette, called " The Princess of Death ," which resembles a cross between a Black Madonna and a prehistoric depiction of the mother goddess.

Note how the schematic depiction of the goddess ' feet corresponds to the feet of the birds walking above her.

But this particular depiction of a goddess represents a specific motif: a nude goddess with wings and bird's feet.

However, the specific depiction of the hanging wings of the nude goddess may have evolved from what was originally a cape.

The logo was an abstract depiction of a bull's head, split in such a way to resemble the flag of Texas, including a lone star to stand for the eye, the five points of which representing pride, courage, strength, tradition and independence.

More broadly the term is used in a wide number of contexts for an image, picture, or representation ; it is a sign or likeness that stands for an object by signifying or representing it either concretely or by analogy, as in semiotics ; by extension, icon is also used, particularly in modern culture, in the general sense of symbol — i. e. a name, face, picture, edifice or even a person readily recognized as having some well-known significance or embodying certain qualities: one thing, an image or depiction, that represents something else of greater significance through literal or figurative meaning, usually associated with religious, cultural, political, or economic standing.

As a notable exception, only one male pharaoh abandoned the rigid symbolic depiction that had become the style of the most official artwork representing the ruler, Pharaoh Amenhotep IV ( later Akhenaten ) of the same eighteenth dynasty, whose wife, Nefertiti, also may have ruled in her own right following the death of her husband.

She was the first woman to appear on provincial coins in 16 BC and her portrait images can be chronologically identified partially from the progression of her hair designs, which represented more than keeping up with the fashions of the time as her depiction with such contemporary details translated into a political statement of representing the ideal Roman woman.

Some see this as a depiction of the Ascension of Christ ( in which case the figures on the lower lintel would represent the disciples witnessing the event ) while others see it as representing the Parousia, or Second Coming of Christ ( in which case the lintel figures could be either the prophets who foresaw that event or else the ' Men of Galilee ' mentioned in Acts 1: 9-11 ).

One of his final works was Las hilanderas ( The Spinners ), painted circa 1657, representing either the interior of the royal tapestry works or a depiction of Ovid's Fable of Arachne, depending on interpretation.

Allegorical depiction of the Four Seasons ( Horae ) and smaller attendant figures that flank a Roman double-doorway representing the entrance to the afterlife, on a mid-3rd century AD sarcophagus

A depiction of an adze was also used as a hieroglyph, representing the consonants stp, " chosen ", and used as: ... Pharaoh XX, chosen of God / Goddess YY ...

Prior to the musical depiction of his execution, there is a brief, nostalgic recollection of the idée fixe in a solo clarinet, as though representing the last conscious thought of the soon to be executed man.

Although she is standing and holding a pike, this depiction of Marianne is “ not exactly aggressive ”, representing the ideology of the conservative Girondins in the National Convention as they tried to move away from the “ frantic violence of the revolutionary days ”.

The Internet and digital revolution in erotic depiction has changed the forms of representing scenes of a sexual nature.

That Xul uses a fetus instead of an image of a deceased person of typical age leads one to read the image as a depiction of reincarnation, representing a break from traditional Catholic ideas of life and death, and demonstrating the investigation into disparate spiritualities which would continue for the rest of Xul ’ s life.

The center tower on each side contains a depiction of the All-Seeing Eye of God representing how God sees all things.

El Greco's depiction of Pentecost, with tongues of fire and a dove representing the Holy Spirit's descent.

The pre-show consisted of a film with a depiction of paintings representing Illinois and a soundtrack featuring the Illinois state song with narration by Royal Dano and Disney Legends recipient Paul Frees.

The view of Egyptologists is that the relief is a mythological depiction of a djed pillar and a lotus flower, spawning a snake within, representing aspects of Egyptian mythology.

The view of Egyptologists is that the relief is a mythological depiction of a djed pillar and a lotus flower, spawning a snake within, representing aspects of Egyptian mythology.

Also in 1997, Edmonton-based artist Jane Ash Poitras painted a new mural representing the same scene with the intention to critique and re-negotiate Comfort ’ s depiction of First Nations people.

The depiction of Patrick Cairns being lured to Baker Street, taken unaware, handcuffed, fiercely struggling and being subdued with difficulty by several people is identical, in virtually all details, with the capture of Jefferson Hope in " A Study in Scarlet ".

His stroke became broader and larger and his use of color became more subdued and directed towards portraying the atmospheric depiction of clouds.