The royal robes are meant to signify the heavens above. The designs of some robes make this more evident, as in the case of Mithras' above. The sky was conceptualized as a veil over the earth, and a red or purple robe could easily represent the sky at the setting of the sun, as they did in Christ's mock coronation.
Saturday, May 2, 2009
robe - heavens
The royal robes are meant to signify the heavens above. The designs of some robes make this more evident, as in the case of Mithras' above. The sky was conceptualized as a veil over the earth, and a red or purple robe could easily represent the sky at the setting of the sun, as they did in Christ's mock coronation.
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