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SPEAR - a symbol of aggression, attack and war. From the spear shaft Zeus created powerful people in the copper age who loved battles and often waged wars. In the ancient world, if there was a wreath at the end of the messenger’s spear, it meant victory, and if the bird’s feather was a sign of defeat.

The spear is an attribute of not only a warrior, but also a hunter. It can be seen in the hand of Minerva, the Greek Athena of Pallas, who in her early version was the goddess of war, one of the four “main virtues” of Courage, portrayed as a warrior holding a shield, spear or sword, and Persistence. At the same time, a thinner spear - a dart - made for throwing, usually acts as a hunting weapon. Such a spear is an attribute of the hunting goddess Diana, Greek Artemis. Diana de Poitiers - the favorite of the French king Henry II - was portrayed in a robe and with the attributes of this goddess. For her emblem, she chose a dart, entwined with a ribbon with the motto inscribed on it: "Whatever he pursues, he will overtake this."

The symbolism of the spear has a positive meaning. If in the state the spear is entwined with grapes and serves as a backup for the vine, then such a state flourishes. According to legend, Athena, in a dispute with Poseidon for possession of Attica, hit the ground with a spear, and an olive grew in this place. According to Ovid, the shaft of the spear of Romulus, which took root on the Palatine Hill, became a symbol of the dependence of the supreme power on divine will. The same Ovid mentions the marriage ritual, when at the end of the pole they parted on the bride’s head. From myths the spear of Lug — the god of the island and continental Celts — is known, brought from Gorlas and having a solar and cosmological meaning, correlating with the World axis.

In Greek mythology, the magic spear of Procida is known, which Artemis gave her: it hit the target itself and returned to the owner. With the same spear, not knowing a slip, Prokrida's husband mistakenly killed her. But the spear is not only a symbol of murder. The son of Hercules Teleus was wounded by the spear of Achilles and was able to recover only by touching the same spear to the wound.

It is symbolic of the spear of the Roman warrior Longinus, whose name is derived from the Greek word for the spear, piercing the ribs of Christ and thereby ending his earthly sufferings. Here we see not only an act of compassion, but also an ancient ritual in which the victim was pierced with a spear. But a reverse symbolic interpretation of the spear finds its place in Christian legends: Parsifal heals with a spear, the tip of which is dipped in the Grail.

The spear was an instrument of martyrdom of the Apostle Thomas, which is sometimes depicted as a pierced spear and dying, embracing the cross. The peak is also an attribute of the apostle and great martyr Judah, who was martyred in Persia, and the broken peak is the legendary warrior, saint and martyr George (3rd century), who, according to legend, defeated the dragon on the seashore, thereby saving the royal daughter from death . He is distinguished from other saints in armor by a broken spear. A dart with a burning tip, piercing the saint’s chest, identifies the martyr Teresa (1515-1582) - the Spanish nun of the Carmelite order - who wrote about her vision of an angel holding a long golden spear or a dart with a fiery tip piercing her heart. This symbolic penetration of divine love is mentioned in the papal bull on the canonization of Theresa in 1622.

The spear had a solar and cosmological meaning and was correlated with the World Axis. In addition, he was perceived as a phallic symbol. In this meaning, the Spear also means the masculine, giving the existence of strength, fertility, military heroism, and is also the Wand of the Magician. The significance of the Spear in the phallic sense can be illustrated with the help of the Vedic cosmogonic myth of the acidification of the milk ocean with a spear or the Orphic tale of a world egg, which is broken with the help of a spear.
   The spear is an indispensable attribute of warriors and hunters, it allows you to defeat the victim at any distance. A spear, released into the goal, embodies the achievement of goals and overcoming three-dimensional boundaries.
   Therefore, the Spear deserves a symbol of Masculinity in all its aspects - emotionality, relevance, despotism.
   Another important aspect of the symbolism of the Spear is its meaning of sacrifice. The spear, in the form of a symbol of the emotionality of the Great Father, is used for Sacrifices, which means the differentiation of deities, its entry into matter. From this point of view, the myth of the defeat of deities with this spear is of great interest.
Mythologies of various states and nationalities recall the holy spears.

The God of Heaven is burnt, thunderstorm and fertility Baal is described constantly with lightning - a spear that strikes the earth (in the form of an image of an erotic union of two principles).

In the mythology of the ancient Egyptians there was a Spear of Horus, which was blessed by the goddess Nate. “His squiggles are the rays of the sun itself, its tip is the claws of Mafdet herself” (goddess of punishment).
   Thanks to Greek legends, Zeus created strong people from the hilt of a spear in the copper age. The spear is listed as a weapon of earthly aggressiveness, attacks and wars. Humanity of the copper age idolized battles and often commanded wars.
   They all disappeared in bloody battles in the state of Thebes, in the power of Cadmus, fighting for the inheritance of Oedipus, others died under Troy. But a large number of them found themselves in the underworld, in the kingdom of phantoms, or located on the very edge of the earth, far from living people. This happened at the turn of the Bronze Age, when weapons were already made of iron, not copper.
   In the ancient world, if there was a courier, and at the tip of his spear was a wreath, and this meant victory. And if the feather of a bird, then, as a sign of defeat, misfortune. Telef, who is the son of Hercules, was wounded by the spear of Achilles and could be cured only by touching the same spear to his own wound.
   In the mythology of the Greeks, the Arcane Spear of Procida, which Artemis brought to her, is also known. This spear personally delivered any targets and how the boomerang tossed and turned to the one who threw it. With this spear, not knowing mistakes, the husband of Procrida accidentally killed her. Athena, arguing with Poseidon for the possession of Attica, threw a spear into the ground, and an olive tree grew on this site.

The positive meaning of the spear: when it is issued with kindness, then it will fly far, when the spear is twined by a vineyard, it is intended as a support for the vines, the country in which the spear serves as a support for the vines, is prospering.
   Ovid speaks of marriage rituals, when the parting of the bride’s hair is parted at the opposite end of the handle. Pindar tells the story of Kenya, which demanded that the spear be respected and bowed to him. The hilt of the spear that launched the shoots is the story of the spear of Romulus, narrated by Ovid in the transformations. It had its roots on Palatine Hill, and was a symbol of the dependence of the supreme will on divine authority.
   However, the maximum popularity was gained by three spears from European mythology - the Spear of Odin (Gungnir), the Spear of Lugg (Assal) and the Spear of Longin (Spear of Fate).

Odin’s spear is a Gungnir (Danish, Norwegian, Swedish. Gungner) was made by two dwarfs by the Ivaldi brothers (Pervotsverg Dwalin) to represent Asam the craft of the underground folk. It had an enchanting quality to battle any targets, breaking through the strongest shields and armor and crushing the most hardened swords into the wreckage, and after the throw, tossing and turning to its own owner. Actually the throw of Gungnir brought the news of the beginning of the First War, namely the war between Asa and Vanami.
   A gungnir will be able to burn the hand of one to whom he does not belong.
   At the same time, actually Gungnir Odin nailed himself to the World Ash and spent 9 days in an intermediate state without living or dying, after which he gained knowledge about the Mystery of the Runes.
   One of the miraculous objects of the Tribes of the Goddess Danu had a Lug spear, which constantly endowed its owner with victory.

The Meadow Spear was delivered from the town of Gorias, one of the towns that are the ancestral home of Tuatta de Danaan. This spear (or Spear of Assal), according to legend, was obtained by the Meadow so so-called three gods of crafts.
   This spear had a solar and cosmological meaning and was related to the World Axis.
   In Welsh traditions, Lugg (or Lleu) was struck with a spear when he stood with one foot on the edge of the cauldrons and the other with his foot on the ridge of a goat, and he became a victim of treason by his wife, Bloddvedd. Pierced by a spear, he turned to Oryol, who soared and sat on the oak, which is the Tree of Peace.
   The spear, by which the Roman legionnaire Guy Cassius was able to deliver a “blow of mercy” to the crucified Christ, along with the Shroud of Turin, is revered as the most important shrine of Christians. It absorbed all the qualities of the symbolism of the spear, which is a sign of the supremacy of power and was enriched with new ones.

This spear, soaked in holy blood, won, according to the judgment of believers, exceptional miraculous features. The spear of Longinus freed the Savior from torment, and in fact therefore became a saint.
   Nowadays, in various religions and museums of the world there are few relics, which are revered as the Spear of Destiny. Of these, only three are more glorified.
   The first one. The Vatican spear is contained in St. Peter's Basilica in Rome, found itself in the XVIII century, was transported from Paris, where it has been preserved since the time of the Crusades. It is equated with a spear preserved in Constantinople, and once in Jerusalem since the 5th century.
The second one. The Armenian Spear has been kept in the treasury of Etchmiadzin since the 13th century. Until then, it was preserved in Geghardavank, where, according to legend, it was delivered by the apostle Fadey. Geghardavank - literal translation - Monastery of the Spear.

The third. Vienna Spear, keeping his history since the time of Otgon I (912 - 973 years). It is characterized by the content of metal, which is reputed to be a nail from a crucifix. After the occupation of Austria, Adolf Hitler took the spear to Germany and placed it in Nuremberg. It is said that it was given to Austria thanks to the American General George Patton and to this day is in the Imperial Treasury. But no one has information about this for certain.

A long-standing prediction says: "The owner of this Spear, who understands what forces it is destined for, keeps the fate of the world in its own hands, whether good or evil." The Spear of Fate rewarded the owners with the ability to assert goodness, achieve victory and perform superhuman deeds.
   They claim that the Lance forged for its own secret purposes, the third of the high priests - the Judean, who is the son of the high priest Eleazar and grandson of Aaron, the sorcerer and Kabbalist Phinehas. An active public figure, when necessary - the head of the warriors, who did not shy away from executing renegades himself, Phinehs entered into a relationship many times with the force that was called God in those eras and broadcast his will to his own people. The spear throughout his life supported him, helped to achieve goals inaccessible to ordinary mortals. Over time, the laurels of a powerful relic only grew, and the number of applicants for ownership of it grew more and more. He was kept in his hands by Joshua, looking at the crumbling walls of Jericho. King Saul threw a miraculous amulet at young David. Herod the Great, using the Spear as a support, handed over the order to destroy the immaculate babies. Then, by the will of God's providence, it found itself in the hands of the centurion of Rome, Gaius Cassius, and the late Christ acquired an imperishable life.
   The hereditary warrior, who was forced to become a spy, found his spear by inheritance. In accordance with the "Gospel of Nicodemus," his grandfather purchased a gun from the hand of Julius Caesar for the courage revealed during the Gallic War. Following the death of Jesus, according to one legend, Gaius Cassius asked for his resignation, joined the followers of Christ and ended his life as a hermit in the ancient city of Mazak in Cappadocia - today the city of Kayseri in Turkey (the disfigured name of Caesarea).

Then the spear was found in Joseph of Arimofei, who, together with a cup of blood of Christ (the Holy Grail), took the Holy Spear to England, handing over some illustrious person who was imprinted in history in the form of the “King Fisher”. He became the guardian of the Holy Grail. Possessing a spear performed a cruel joke with the "King-Fisherman", alas, he became an eunuch.
   Legends claim that possessed by the Spear and Caesars of Rome, Diocletian and Constantine (III - IV centuries). And also quite active kings of the Visigoths, crushers of the Roman Empire, like Odoacre (5th century), the long-haired Meroving, in the middle of which there is a separate baptist of France (496), the monstrous and illegible in means of Clovis, the descendant of that same Merovey. And still an energetic leader from this dynasty, named for the rationality and insight by Solomon Franks, Dagoberg I (629 - 639), Pepin Geristalsky (second half of the 7th century), nicknamed the Warhammer, the ancestor of the popular Charlemagne and the most famous unifier of Europe - Charlemagne - the French and Karl Grosse - among the Germans (742 - 814).
   According to legend, the Hun leader Attila, called the “Scourge of God” (circa 406-453), approached the gates of Rome, but Pope Leo I was able to pay off a formidable enemy. Before leaving the besieged city, Attila rode to a group of Roman warriors and threw a spear at their feet. Pulling the horse, the leader of the Huns cried out, as it were: "Take your holy spear; it is not my assistant, since I do not know the One who was able to consecrate it."
   Charlemagne, was able to see and even hold a true Lance in his hand. In 799 and 800, the patriarch of Jerusalem, trying to expedite the crusade, sent his own messengers to him with blessings and holy relics, in the midst of which there were both the key to the Holy Sepulcher and the key to Jerusalem itself. Karl did not succumb to exhortations and freed himself from them with the help of expensive gifts, as well as large donations of money. The last effort the monks from Mount Zion made in 803. With a secret mission, two came to Charlemagne in Salzburg. There is such an option that during the period of exhortations, the last argument was a demonstration of the relics of the Holy Spear. Charles the Great, who won forty-seven battles, for each of which, according to legend, took a spear with him. At that moment, when the emperor tossed and turned from Saxony, a comet flew across the sky, his horse timidly darted to the side and threw the rider. The spear, which Carl kept in his left hand, fell into the roadside mud. And as a consequence of this, the king died.
The documented history of the Spear of Doom originates on June 14, 1098 in Antioch. She was thoroughly told by a direct witness to these events, the chronicler and canon Raimund Agilsky. Thanks to his description, an accomplice to the Crusade, the peasant Peter Bartholomew from Provence repeatedly appeared Saint Andrew and pointed out the site where the Spear of Destiny seems to be buried. He also demanded that this be surely reported to the heroic knight Raimund, Count of Toulouse.

Having overcome, finally, all the obstacles and having carried out countless circumstances, the knights, after praying, proceeded to excavations in the church of St. Peter. And everything happened, as was predicted. The sought-after Spear did not hesitate and demonstrated to the unbelievers their own miraculous power: the enemy fortresses began to surrender one after the other crusaders, who carried out all kinds of military defeats at the last hour. With divine support, even Jerusalem soon surrendered.
   In the European part, in Paris, the Spear of Longinus was brought from the Holy Land by St. Louis (1214-1270). Since that time, literally all the famous emperors possessed it.
   One British historian who wrote the creation of King Charles IV of Bohemia told that his servants found a tip of a spear piercing the body of the Savior in the Cistercian monastery in the Tyrol mountains. Unfortunately, this man did not explain how the spear ended up in the walls of this abode.
   Actually, Charles IV was one of the first to name the find as "The Spear of the Lord." He ordered to cover the faded silver with gold, and change the old inscription to a more correct one: “Spear and Nail of Christ”. The relic was installed on public display in Prague Castle. Emperor Sigismund of Luxembourg (1368-1437), at which they defeated the reformer Jan Hus from the Czech Republic, transported the spear from Prague to Nuremberg. The transportation of value was carried out in a very peculiar way, they were hidden under a heap of fish loaded on a regular cart, which was accompanied by four people. In addition to the spear, there was also the tooth of John the Baptist, and the power of St. Anne and a piece of wooden manger, in which Mary put the little Christ.
   To prevent the relic from falling into Bonaparte, the city council of Nuremberg decided to temporarily hide the imperial treasures in Vienna. The mission was completed by Baron von Gugel from Regensberg, who, following the collapse of the Holy Roman Empire in 1806, imperial treasures were sold to the Austrian imperial house of the Habsburgs.
Napoleon, who won at Austerlitz, immediately demanded that he bring a famous amulet. He did not part with him until he began a war with Russia. And the Lance was stolen from him that hour, which became the circumstance of his defeats.

Hitler was quite knowledgeable with the legend of the Spear and not once saw the spear in one of the museums in Vienna. It fascinated him greatly, that even at that time he had decided to seize and rule the world with his help. Immediately after the annexation of Austria, the spear was recorded on the list of “individual relics of the Führer” and exported to the Reich. Heinrich Himmler wanted to have a relic at his disposal, which, according to legend, awarded its owner miraculous qualities, but he only got to be satisfied with a copy, which, according to his directive, was made back in 1935 and placed in the Wewelsburg castle.
   Having taken possession of the Holy Lance, the Nazis very carefully guarded it in Nuremberg together with other treasures, erecting a special building for this with the complex organization of security alarms. There is a version, according to which, after the defeat, the top of the German nation, together with all the holy relics (that is, with the Spear of Power), hid in several submarines in Antarctica, where they prepared an underground town in advance on the Queen Maud Land. And flying objects, appearing only after 1947, are the work of the people living there, possessing methods unknown to us.
   As a result of a skillfully carried out action (the Germans tried to export the Spear and two more holy objects just before the fall of Nuremberg, but due to very strange circumstances, they actually “confused the spear of St. Mauritius”, with their pedantry, suddenly confused with the “sword of St. Mauritius”). The seventh US Army of General Patchise seized both the city and all the treasures. Having told about the Spear of Longin, the most famous and most unusual US Army General Patton immediately rushed here. Believing in reincarnation and the Black Book, for several years, struggling to find the Holy Grail, he knew very well what he was holding in his hands, because he told the officers accompanying him that difficult moments had come for the people.
   Once again, the history of the spear is hidden in the haze of history, until now it is not known where it is, it is the Spear of Power.
   Consequently, even at present, the symbol of the Spear in the form of the emblem of the Supreme Priestly Authority has not lost its own initial meaning.

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The most famous of the existing traditions, which mentions the spear of Longinus, is the biblical story of the assassination of Jesus. According to this source, Longin pierced the chest of the martyr Jesus hanging on the cross with a spear of power (also called this artifact). Thus, he deprived him of his earthly life.

Background

It is believed that the creator of the spear is Phinehas. He was the third high priest of Judea. With this weapon, he became like a god and led the troops. There is written evidence of this. With the death of Phinehas, weapons began to change hands. At the same time, there was a significant increase in the strength of the one who owned the spear. People began to say that the possession of these weapons gives the power of the gods. All this was before the birth of the Savior. The spear of Longinus (photo above) received particular fame after the legionary Guy Cassius thrust him into the chest of Christ.

Shroud of Turin

It is the most studied of all the legacies of biblical times. So, it was reliably established in the wake of blood that a person who was wrapped in a shroud was pierced with a spear. At the same time, the parameters of the weapon correspond exactly to the military instrument of the legionnaires.

Where is Longin’s spear now?

For a long time there was a lot of controversy over the whereabouts of the relic. This is due to the fact that over the centuries, weapons have acquired many copies. So, it was believed that the spear is stored in the Vienna Museum. Not so long ago, British experts conducted a thorough study of all artifacts that claim to be "Longin's Spear." Their conclusions are peremptory. It has been reliably established that the weapon for killing Jesus is now in Armenia.

Interesting: how Longin's spear looked for Hitler

The imagination of young Adolf was struck by the legend of the possibilities of the relic. He long dreamed of power over the world. When the time came, the artifact that was stored in the Vienna Museum, which Hitler considered a genuine spear, was declared an imperial treasure. The Führer did not understand that nothing could help in his ambitions. The world remained free, and the Viennese spear was examined and recognized as just a copy, albeit a very ancient one. Is the lack of information about the whereabouts of a genuine relic saved the planet from the brown plague?

Is it true that Longin’s spear is in Armenia?

Many facts indicate that a genuine relic, stained with the blood of the Savior, is in It regularly removed from the golden ark and shown to believers. They say, having prayed near the relic, you can get rid of such a serious illness as cancer. But there are doubters. The arguments of unbelievers are as follows: if this artifact is genuine, why haven’t its keepers yet created a world religion? And why don't people who actually lead the world show interest in it? Perhaps in Armenia lies a fake, and the real spear of Fate has long been in the hands of that invisible puppeteer who unites and divides countries, directs globalization and development trends of our cultures? The church denies these unworthy doubts. The relic is guarded like the apple of an eye. But skeptics always have a new argument: everyone knows that whoever has power can pay for any examination result! So where is the Longinus spear?

One of the symbols of the world axis. It also means the masculine principle, the phallus, giving life to strength, fertility, military prowess, the wizard’s wand. Attribute of warriors and hunters. In Celts, a spear along with a sling is a long arm or Meadows. In China, a spear is an attribute of many minor gods. In Christianity, the spear symbol represents the suffering of Christ and is an attribute of Saints Michael and Longin (the centurion present at the crucifixion). In the Greco-Roman tradition, the spear and shield of the ephebic youths symbolized initiation and transition to adult status, the virtue of an adult man. Attribute of Athena (Minerva) and Ares (Mars). The Scandinavians have a dwarf-forged spear used by Odin. found the goal itself.

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  Brockhaus Bible Encyclopedia

•   - One of the symbols of the world axis. It also means the masculine principle, the phallus, giving life to strength, fertility, military prowess, the wizard’s wand. Attribute of warriors and hunters ...

  Character Dictionary

•   - The battle. Two detachments of hired infantry came together in the foreground. The first line of soldiers is armed with peaks, the second - with various pole arms, halberds and alshpis ...

  Encyclopedia of medieval weapons

• - I. Hasta, in Sabine quiris, spear, pike, originally meant the same as sceptrum, scipio, festuca, vindicta and was considered a symbol of the conquest or rightfully acquired victory of property, then - a symbol of the Roman ...

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•   - in its simplest form, a pointed stick. For greater hardness of the pointed end, it is sometimes fired on fire, more often the tip of a harder wood, stone, bone or metal is attached to the shaft.

  Brockhaus and Euphron Encyclopedic Dictionary

•   - piercing or throwing weapons. It was used during the war and on the hunt by most peoples of the world. It appeared in the Paleolithic era. Originally a stick with a pointed end ...

  Great Soviet Encyclopedia

•   - 1) a piercing weapon - a shaft with a stone, bone or metal tip. Known since the Early Paleolithic; in the ancient world and in the Middle Ages - the main weapon of infantry and cavalry ...

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•   - or a copy of cf. double-edged piece of iron on the shaft of the cliff, peak, south. dart, weapon, b.ch. equestrian. Hiking spear: berdysh, protazan, halberd, spear with hatchet; hunting: cattle ...

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•   - senior fame. copyѥ λύγχη, bol. cop, serbohorv. kòpљe, verbal. korjȇ, Czech korí, slv. Korija, Polish korja, N.-puddles. korje. From digging ...

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•   - The common Slavic word, formed from kopat - “beat, strike”, literally “what they strike” ...

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•   - General. Suf. derivative of the same basis as digging, lit. kãplis “hoe, ax”, Greek kopis "cleaver, dagger", German. Hippe "sickle, cleaver", etc. Initially - only a "stabbing weapon", then a "throwing" ...

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"Spear" in books

Achilles Spear

   From the book Kolyma notebooks   author Shalamov Varlam

Achilles Spear When I am alone, I knock out a wedge, I draw, as if not on purpose, Features of frightening paintings, Recently made the past. Former pains and vanities Of that silent poverty I almost forcefully Appear again from the darkness of the Deaf ghost land. And in fortification

FATHER SPEAR

   From the book Remember, Do Not Forget   the author    Kolosova Marianna

FATHER'S SPEAR My people are in captivity, exhausted with grief ... How long, oh God, how long? For the insolence and sin God punishes us, For the insolence and sin we are in captivity. In the night, our fire blaze until dawn! Will we flood grief with tears? And our Kings killed by us Mourn for great shame. Both Russian grief and grief

Spear

   From the book Modernization: from Elizabeth Tudor to Yegor Gaidar   author Margania Otar

Picked up a spear One of the authors of these lines developed his personal relationship with the "Protestant Ethics". Only after reading this book did he finally understand what science is. By the way, this happened after the dissertation was defended.

105. Candy, spear

   From the book 365. Dreams, fortunetelling, signs for every day   the author    Olshevskaya Natalya

105. Candy, spear If you made candy in a dream, your well-being will improve due to diligence, diligence and hard work. The dream in which you eat delicious candy portends secular pleasures and promises love. Sour candy is a sign of illness or annoyance and

17 Spear of Longinus

   From the book Legends of the Russian Templars   the author    Nikitin Andrey Leonidovich

17 Longin's Spear Wherever the light of our stars reaches, there are three giant balls of cold fire. Around them describe the orbits of the myriad of suns. And there is no night there, and the atmosphere is bright and clear, for fire, the constituent material of those worlds, is not burning, all-pervading, not

I Sacred Spear

   From the book Legendary Weapons of Antiquity   the author    Nizovsky Andrey Yuryevich

I The Holy Spear This mysterious relic, stored among other regalia of the Holy Roman Emperors in the treasury of the Vienna Hofburg Palace, has had many names over the past centuries: the Holy spear, the spear of the centurion Longin, the spear of Fate, the spear of Christ, the spear

34. “SPEAR OF FATE”

   From the book The Secret of Woland   the author    Buzinovsky Sergey Borisovich

34. "SPEAR OF FATE" The pointed wooden man A. Tolstoy piercing the painted bowler is a living spear. Then the spear connects with the Grail: Pinocchio climbs into a jug from under red wine and learns the secret of the door hidden behind the painted bowler. In the tale of L. Lagin

Raised Spear

   From Weber's book in 90 minutes (just about complicated)   author Mityurin D

He raised the spear. Returning from Strasbourg, Weber continued his studies, but not at Heidelberg, but at the University of Berlin. In 1886, he passed the law exam and, after moving to the University of Gottingen, defended his dissertation “Three years ago, the history of trade societies”.

Raised the spear.

   From Max Weber's book in 90 minutes author Mityurin D.

Raised the spear. Returning from Strasbourg, Weber continued his studies, but not at Heidelberg, but at the University of Berlin. In 1886, he passed the law exam and, going to the University of Gottingen, defended his dissertation “Three years ago,”

Spear of the Vatican

   From the book of Katyn. A lie that has become history   the author    Prudnikova Elena Anatolyevna

Spear of the Vatican. Good came with fists, knocked out four ribs. I waddle, propping myself up with my hats, in those regions where there is less good. Evgeny Lukin Colony is a dependent territory under the rule of a foreign state (metropolis), without independent

Crimson Spear

   From the book Journey to the Seas   the author    Burlak Vadim Nikolaevich

The Crimson Spear The tradition of this narwhal can still be heard today from the inhabitants of the northern Norwegian city of Tromso. But, perhaps, it appeared many centuries ago among sea animal hunters, fishermen, and fur hunters. In the reference literature it is reported that

A spear

   From the book We are Slavs!   the author    Semenova Maria Vasilievna

Spear Judging by archaeological data, the most widespread types of weapons were those that could be used not only in battle, but also in civilian life: hunting (bow, spear) or in the household (knife, ax). Military clashes took place often, but the main occupation

A spear

   From the book Encyclopedia of Slavic Culture, Writing and Mythology   the author    Kononenko Alexey Anatolyevich

Lance Lance, oskep, oskepishche (Ukrainian "spys") - a cold piercing or throwing weapon, which consists of a hilt and a stone, bone or metal tip, with a total length of 1.5–2.5 m. The lance has been known since primitive times as a weapon infantry, later cavalry. In the early

A spear

   From the book Great Soviet Encyclopedia (KO) of the author    TSB

Spear Spear, piercing or throwing weapon. It was used during the war and on hunting by the majority of the peoples of the world (see also Dartik, Spear thrower). It appeared in the Paleolithic era. It was originally a stick with a pointed end; later consisted of a pole

A spear

   From a Bible Guide Book   author Azimov Isaac

Spear John's version of the crucifixion on the cross is in many ways different from the crucifix depicted in the synoptic Gospels. Jesus himself carries his own cross. No one helps him. The humiliating aspects of the crucifixion, including the mockery of the crowd, are omitted. On the spot

A symbol of militancy, aggressive activity (in Scandinavian mythology, Odin, having thrown a spear in the direction of the enemy army, marked the beginning of the first war between the gods), as well as a phallic symbol.

The latter meaning can be illustrated by the Vedic cosmogonic myth of the buttermilk churning of the ocean with a spear or the Orphic narrative of a world egg broken by a spear.

The Ugaritic deity of the thunderstorm and fertility Baal is depicted with a spear lightning striking the earth (another image of the erotic unity of the two principles). The spear in Christianity acts as an instrument of the passions of the Lord, then it is often interpreted as a symbol of desire and lust, passion as such, inheriting in some way the more ancient symbolism,

In general, a spear is close to an arrow in its symbolic functions. By virtue of its shape, it can be compared with a tree, a cross, a column and other analogues of the world axis. The spear launched into the target represents the achievement of the goal and overcoming spatial boundaries.

Zeus created powerful people from the spear shaft in the copper age. The spear became a weapon of earthly aggression, attack and war. Copper age people loved battles and often waged wars. They all died in bloody battles in the country of Thebes, in the country of Cadmus, fighting for the legacy of Oedipus, others fell under Troy. But most of them ended up in the underworld, in the kingdom of shadows or settled on the edge of the earth, far from living people. This happened at the end of the Bronze Age, when weapons were made of iron, not copper.

In the ancient world, if a courier appeared and there was a wreath at the end of his spear, it meant victory; if - a bird's feather, then - a sign of defeat, misfortune. Telef, the son of Hercules, was wounded by the spear of Achilles and could be healed only by touching the same spear on his wound.

The spear of the Roman legionary Longinus, who finished off Jesus Christ and ended his earthly sufferings, is symbolic. It can be expressed that they kill everyone, kills the last one.

This is not only an act of compassion, but also an ancient ritual where the victim was pierced without fail with a spear. But there is also the opposite symbolic action when Parsifal heals with a spear, dipping the tip in the Grail.

In Greek mythology, the magic spear of Procida, which Artemis gave her, is known. This spear hit the target itself and returned to the one who threw it. With the same spear, not knowing a slip, Prokrida’s husband mistakenly killed her. Athena, in a dispute with Poseidon for possessing Attica, struck the ground with a spear, and an olive grew in this place.

The positive meaning of the spear: if it is launched with beauty, it flies far; if the spear is entwined with grapes, serves as a support for the vine, then the state, in which the spears serve as supports for the vineyards, flourishes. Ovid mentions the marriage ritual, when the opposite end of the pole is parted on the head of the bride girl.

Pindar cites the legend of Kenya, who demanded that the spear be worshiped and worshiped. The shaft of the spear that launched the shoots is the story of the spear of Romulus, narrated by Ovid in metamorphoses. It took root on Palatine Hill and symbolized the dependence of the supreme power on divine will.

The spear of Meadow is known - the god of island and continental Celts. The meadow was skilled in many crafts. This spear, brought from Gorlas, had a solar and cosmological meaning, correlating with axis mundi (world axis). The Irish Meadow has a similar parallel in the Indian tradition in the form of Viswakarman, also the lord of all crafts. The Meadow Spear was perhaps the prototype of the spear in the Holy Grail cycle.