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*3: plural : an order of [[angels]] — [[Paper 39 - The Seraphic Hosts|celestial hierarchy]] | *3: plural : an order of [[angels]] — [[Paper 39 - The Seraphic Hosts|celestial hierarchy]] | ||
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| − | A '''throne''' is the official chair or seat upon which a [[monarch]] is seated on [[state]] or [[ceremonial]] occasions. "Throne" in an [[abstract]] sense can also refer to the monarchy or the Crown itself, an instance of [ | + | A '''throne''' is the official chair or seat upon which a [[monarch]] is seated on [[state]] or [[ceremonial]] occasions. "Throne" in an [[abstract]] sense can also refer to the monarchy or the Crown itself, an instance of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metonymy metonymy], and is also used in many terms such as "the [[power]] behind the throne". |
| − | The depiction of [[monarchs]] and [[deities]] as seated on chairs is a common topos in the iconography of the [ | + | The depiction of [[monarchs]] and [[deities]] as seated on chairs is a common topos in the iconography of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Near_East Ancient Near East]. |
| − | The word throne itself is from [[Greek]] θρόνος (thronos), "seat, chair", in origin a derivation from the PIE root *dher- "to [[support]]" (also in dharma "post, [[sacrificial]] pole"). Early Greek Διὸς θρόνους (Dios thronous) was a term for the "[[support]] of the [[heavens]]", i.e. the [ | + | The word throne itself is from [[Greek]] θρόνος (thronos), "seat, chair", in origin a derivation from the PIE root *dher- "to [[support]]" (also in dharma "post, [[sacrificial]] pole"). Early Greek Διὸς θρόνους (Dios thronous) was a term for the "[[support]] of the [[heavens]]", i.e. the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axis_mundi axis mundi], which term when [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeus Zeus] became an anthropomorphic god was imagined as the "seat of Zeus". The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achaeans_(Homer) Achaeans] (according to Homer) were known to place additional, empty thrones in the royal palaces and [[temples]] so that the gods could be seated when they wished to be. The most [[famous]] of these thrones was the throne of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo Apollo] in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amyclae Amyclae]. |
| − | The [ | + | The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Rome Romans] also had two types of thrones- one for the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Emperor Emperor] and one for the goddess [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roma_(mythology) Roma] whose statues were seated upon thrones, which became centers of [[worship]]. |
[[Category: Religion]] | [[Category: Religion]] | ||
[[Category: History]] | [[Category: History]] | ||
Latest revision as of 02:42, 13 December 2020
Origin
Middle English trone, throne, from Anglo-French trone, from Latin thronus, from Greek thronos
Definitions
- b : the seat of a deity
- 2: royal power and dignity : sovereignty
- 3: plural : an order of angels — celestial hierarchy
Description
A throne is the official chair or seat upon which a monarch is seated on state or ceremonial occasions. "Throne" in an abstract sense can also refer to the monarchy or the Crown itself, an instance of metonymy, and is also used in many terms such as "the power behind the throne".
The depiction of monarchs and deities as seated on chairs is a common topos in the iconography of the Ancient Near East.
The word throne itself is from Greek θρόνος (thronos), "seat, chair", in origin a derivation from the PIE root *dher- "to support" (also in dharma "post, sacrificial pole"). Early Greek Διὸς θρόνους (Dios thronous) was a term for the "support of the heavens", i.e. the axis mundi, which term when Zeus became an anthropomorphic god was imagined as the "seat of Zeus". The Achaeans (according to Homer) were known to place additional, empty thrones in the royal palaces and temples so that the gods could be seated when they wished to be. The most famous of these thrones was the throne of Apollo in Amyclae.
The Romans also had two types of thrones- one for the Emperor and one for the goddess Roma whose statues were seated upon thrones, which became centers of worship.
