Motif
sun as reflection of divine glory
sun_as_reflection_of_divine_glory
A motif of the Sacred Fire and Divine Light family, within the sub-family Cosmic, Celestial, and Solar Fire. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
greek
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The Republic The Republic / THE REPUBLIC / INTRODUCTION AND ANALYSIS.; lines 8401-8479 confidence: high
The City of the Sun preserves Christian or Catholic elements: admiration of apostolic common goods, use of the prayer taught by Jesus, secret confession to magistrates and chief, collective absolution, perpetual prayer by hourly priests, worship of God as Wisdom, Love, and Power, the sun as divine reflection, and rejection of graven images.
The citizens behold in the sun the reflection of God's glory while rejecting graven images.
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