Wednesday, September 13, 2006
Just a Thought...
One common explanation for the halo behind the head of saints and especially Christ was that it was seen as a sign of divinity, as Apollo was always shown as being in front of the sun. That makes sense.
At the same time, being a fan of puns, another, perhaps complementary, reason occurred to me:
What's the Greek word for "Messiah?" "christos"
What's the Greek word for "Golden?" "chrysos"
I wonder if there wasn't some wordplay there, especially in light of all the text notes I often see about Hebrew names which often sound like words for something else.
One common explanation for the halo behind the head of saints and especially Christ was that it was seen as a sign of divinity, as Apollo was always shown as being in front of the sun. That makes sense.
At the same time, being a fan of puns, another, perhaps complementary, reason occurred to me:
What's the Greek word for "Messiah?" "christos"
What's the Greek word for "Golden?" "chrysos"
I wonder if there wasn't some wordplay there, especially in light of all the text notes I often see about Hebrew names which often sound like words for something else.
