11-12-2016, 07:49 PM
(11-12-2016, 06:14 PM)Linda wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.(11-12-2016, 11:35 AM)Searcher wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.Initially, You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. implied a woman, which mixes water with wine, as an image of temperance (moderation). It is notable that the rainbow appeared much later (beginning of 20 c.)
I was sort of mixing metaphors in what I was saying. I was using the meaning of Temperence that goes with Sophrosyne, but the rainbow as the one which gets ridden by gods, rather than the one from the cards
O, Linda, I understand! I'm just amazed at that late Tarot card, which could be so good candidate for the VMs illustration! Of course, it is not necessary to be a Tarot card, but quite to be the Temperance, as virtue in classical iconography. Why not: water - blue, wine - red?