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To: SunkenCiv
A statue, believed to be the ancient Greek goddess Demeter,
Unless the greeks worshiped statues, cute as she is, should read, a statue, believed to be of the ancient Greek goddess Demeter,
18 posted on 04/21/2014 10:39:29 AM PDT by dblshot (I am John Galt.)
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To: dblshot

Eschewing images was first practiced by the Hebrews. The image of a deity was considered to be the site of and object of worship in pagan rituals.


24 posted on 04/21/2014 11:34:47 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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