单词 | pillar-deity |
释义 | > as lemmaspillar-deity pillar-deity n. Cultural Anthropology now rare a god represented symbolically as a pillar. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > deity > [noun] > idol > phallus > deity worshipped through pillar-deity1874 1874 H. M. Westropp & C. S. Wake Anc. Symbol Worship 61 The peculiar titles given to these pillar-deities..led to their original phallic character being somewhat overlooked. 1937 Amer. Jrnl. Archaeol. 41 430 For griffins guarding a pillar-deity, see a Mycenaean gem. < as lemmas |
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