Hodegetria
Emergence definition
A depiction of the Virgin Mary in Eastern iconography, especially the child sitting on her hand, with both heads straight and the air between them.
Wiktionary senses
Historical origin
Prerequisite chain
Neighborhood
In other languages
- Hodegetria German primary
- Hodegetria English primary
- Odighitria Spanish primary
- Hodegetria French primary
- Maria Odigitria it primary
- Hodegetria pt primary
- Одигитрия ru primary
- 霍德吉特里亞 zh primary
Prerequisites
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Type of depiction of the Virgin Mary in iconography, especially of the Eastern Church.
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Type of depiction of the Virgin Mary in iconography, especially of the Eastern Church.
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nativity of mary is a core concept needed to understand hodegetria