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ASTORGA CATHEDRAL
A MiracleIt was simply on my road. Ah, yes, I thought why not and I drove into
the city. I have not deplored it. Because what unfolded itself before my eyes was a
beautiful facade decorated with fine Green Men.....
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Through my focussing on the Gren Men I totally overlooked a
veranda with many female figures. It started with a Tree of Life, a Symbol of the Great
Mother. Because the Tree is revered by women, they have to be Goddesses or
"Apsara's", female angels.... |
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the only man.... |
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Again a Symbol of the Cosmic Mother, namely the Cauldron of
Abundance, also called Grail....It is protected as can be expected by the Green Man.
Mother, Goddess, Grail, Green Man and Parcival, they are all part of a integrated
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rare image: Green Man between Renaissance and Barock style |
The Astorga Cathedral is also
special because one can find here three episodes - three transformations of the Green Man
- on one facade. Above the "original" gothic figures with leaves in/out of the
mouth. Left/right he has still leaves in the mouth, while already belonging to the
Plateresque (Renaissance) style. At last (below) he has degenerated entirely
into a sweet Barock little angel.....LINK:
Coimbra, Tomar, Estella Revealing Discovery
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a Goddess (Vouivre-art) with on her side a Green Man |
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GREEN MEN OF ASTORGA 2
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