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The History of God
FIELD No. 5361
Visual depiction of Sarasvati-Benzaiten in syncretic form

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Vol. II · Polytheism · wisdom

Sarasvati-Benzaiten in syncretic form

the Hindu-Japanese music goddess

playing the biwa-veena on a white lotus, peacock and serpent as her dual sacred symbols

Organization
Mixed Bronze/Iron-Age pantheons
Time period
varies
Location
varies
Archetype
wisdom

Source attribution

This visual depiction is one of 1,947 in the archive — a creative historical rendering of how Mixed Pantheons (set 3) has expressed the divine. The depiction is interpretive, not iconographic.

Cross-references — same archetype or region

Visual depiction of Anningan

Anningan

Mixed Pantheons (set 3)

 Visual depiction of Dyaus Pitar

Dyaus Pitar

Mixed Pantheons (set 3)

 Visual depiction of Jūratė

Jūratė

Mixed Pantheons (set 3)

 Visual depiction of The Nine Muses

The Nine Muses

Mixed Pantheons (set 3)

 Visual depiction of Set

Set

Mixed Pantheons (set 3)

 Visual depiction of Ayangalu

Ayangalu

Mixed Pantheons (set 5)