95, 96 out of 410 days: Divine Abstractions
There is a good deal of concern and attention paid to the divine honors given to the personification of abstract concepts. The habit has it origins in the Hellenistic period. Think of the Nikes we’ve seen, not to mention much more famous examples: All of these turn the idea of ‘winning’ into a goddess… Continue reading 95, 96 out of 410 days: Divine Abstractions