Well, as is patently obvious, I don't know what I'm talking about with respect to Hindu gods. That vague recollection DID stem back to grade 5, which...was a long time ago. I should probably have been more cautious with my own memory :P Thanks for the clarification!
In terms of the cushion metaphor, I can say with more authority that cushions WERE used in Byzantine paintings to symbolize emperor-ship or kingliness (hence why Mary is often shown on a purple cushion, making her Queen of Heaven, or Jesus/various local saints sitting on a cushion, making him Divine Emperor). I should probably have stuck to that example. :P Don't know where the not-touching the ground idea comes in, but it seems a kingly sort of thing, anyway...
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Date: 2010-06-13 07:42 pm (UTC)In terms of the cushion metaphor, I can say with more authority that cushions WERE used in Byzantine paintings to symbolize emperor-ship or kingliness (hence why Mary is often shown on a purple cushion, making her Queen of Heaven, or Jesus/various local saints sitting on a cushion, making him Divine Emperor).
I should probably have stuck to that example. :P
Don't know where the not-touching the ground idea comes in, but it seems a kingly sort of thing, anyway...
:)