Messenger of Love. Pink Spring in Amsterdam
by Jenny Rainbow
Title
Messenger of Love. Pink Spring in Amsterdam
Artist
Jenny Rainbow
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
To the Ancient Greeks, the dove was perceived as Aphrodite, the goddess of love and beauty, and thus also invested with erotic connotations. As an attribute of the fertility goddess, the dove became a symbol of love between human beings, and between the deity and the worshipers. The Cyprians believed that Aphrodite (Anadomyne) rose from the sea, as she was born from an egg, brooded by a dove, and finally pushed ashore by a fish.
The Holy Spirit
In Christian Iconography, a dove also symbolizes the Holy Spirit, in reference to
Finally this flying feeling of spring and
Matthew 3:16 and Luke 3:22 where the Holy Spirit is compared to a dove at the Baptism of Jesus. The early Christians in Rome incorporated into their funerary art the image of a dove carrying an olive branch, often accompanied by the word "Peace". It seems that they derived this image from the simile in the Gospels, combining it with the symbol of the olive branch, which had been used to represent peace by the Greeks and Romans. The dove and olive branch also appeared in Christian images of Noah's ark. The fourth century Vulgate translated the Hebrew alay zayit (leaf of olive) in Genesis 8:11 as ramum olivae (branch of olive). By the fifth century, Augustine of Hippo wrote in On Christian Doctrine that, "perpetual peace is indicated by the olive branch (oleae ramusculo) which the dove brought with it when it returned to the ark."
Christian weddings
Doves or other birds are sometimes released at Christian weddings. They are generally the valued property of individuals who provide them specifically for this purpose. They are regularly permitted to fly free from their home dove cotes and therefore know very well how to fly back home after leaving the scene of the marriage ceremony. All rock pigeons are capable of homing over such short distances, but occasionally birds may be distracted by finding a mate or be caught by a predator.
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Comments (11)
Michel Verhoef
Fantastic result Jenny ! The colors are amazing since it seems to be backlit...normally being a silhouette...
ANA MARIA EDULESCU
Such a splendid catch, Jenny !!!!! I feel as this dove is flying straight to me and he has some good messages..... Love this photo so much. f,v
Jenny Rainbow replied:
I hope its many good messages for you, Ana! :-) Thank you very much and wonderful day ahead!