Ancient pagan and modern Christian symbolism . tly opposite the conjunc-tion of the two. Compare this with Fig. 95, where thefemale alone is the object of reverence. Lajard and others state that homage, such as is heredepicted, is actually paid in some parts of Palestine andIndia to the living symbol; the worshipper on bended kneesofiering to it, la louche inferieure, with or without a silentprayer, his food before he eats it. A corresponding homageis paid by female devotees to the masculine emblem of anyvery peculiarly holy fakir, one of whose peculiarities is, thatno amount of excitement sti
Ancient pagan and modern Christian symbolism . tly opposite the conjunc-tion of the two. Compare this with Fig. 95, where thefemale alone is the object of reverence. Lajard and others state that homage, such as is heredepicted, is actually paid in some parts of Palestine andIndia to the living symbol; the worshipper on bended kneesofiering to it, la louche inferieure, with or without a silentprayer, his food before he eats it. A corresponding homageis paid by female devotees to the masculine emblem of anyvery peculiarly holy fakir, one of whose peculiarities is, thatno amount of excitement stimulates the organ into what maybe called creative energy. It has long been a problem howspch a state of apathy is brought about, but modern observa-Moi has proved that it is by the habitual use of weights.^n,»h homage is depicted in Picarts Religious Ceremonies F 82 of all the People in the World, original French edition,plate 71. Figure 122 is copied from Bryants Ancient Mythology,third edition, vol. iii., p. 193. That author states that he. Figure 122. copied it from Spanheim, but gives no other reference. Itis apparently from a Greek medal, and has the wordCAMII2N as an inscription. It is said to represent Juno,Sami, or Selenitis, with the sacred peplum. The figure isremarkable for showing the identity of the moon, thelozenge, and the female. It is doubtful whether the attitudeof the goddess is intended to represent the cross. As in religious Symbolism every detail has a signification,we naturally speculate upon the meaning of the beads whichfringe the lower part of the diamond-shaped garment. Wehave noticed in a previous article that the Linga when 83 worshipped was sometimes adorned with beads, which werethe fruit of a tree sacred to Mahadeva; in the original offig. 4, plate xi. siqra, the four arms of the cross have a seriesof beads depending from them. On a very ancient coin ofCitium, a rosary of beads, with a cross, has been foundarranged round a liorse-shoe form; and
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