Corpus continued. Decorative seals. Indo-Iranian borderlands
The seal on this cover relates to the Churning of the Ocean of Milk legend. The trishul trident (#162) (fire) represents Shiva, the hero who swallowed the poison. Varuna's ocean 5-point trident (#171) (water element) represents the Ocean of Milk, as well as cosmic justice and balance since he is the god of justice and cosmic order. Side by side, these also contrast the alchemical elements of fire and water.
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Global mythologies of the Ocean
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| Mosaic from a tier house in Ephesus, Turkey. Licensed from Alamy.com. Reference which helped decode the Indus Script character #171. This 5-tine fork representing Neptune's ocean sceptre, this is also Indus Script symbol #171, representing the element of water and the ocean. There is a parallel with Greek myth between Indian Lakshmi and Greek Aphrodite emerging from the Ocean, and between storm gods Indra and Zeus. Hindu legends vividly record the foundations of myths which appear worldwide, bearing answers for mysteries in European, and Egyptian mythology (pasha noose appearing in tomb paintings, and Naga serpents in underworld). Conversely, hieroglyphs such as the house and hoe helped to decode the Indus script. Baal and Yam | i
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HAND, CROWN proto-Cuneiform. Source unknown.
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