Where did the christian fish symbol come from?
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Where did the name for the Christian fish symbol (ichthys or ichthus) come from? Where did the Christian fish symbol originate? Where did the meaning of the Christian fish symbol come from? Where did the letters of the name for the Christian fish symbol (ichthys or ichthus) come from?
Greek
adopted by early Christians as a secret symbol
miracle of the multiplication of the loaves and fishes the Holy Eucharist
an acronym or acrostic
Ichthys
christian fish symbol
Ichthys Variations of the ichthys symbol File:Christian fis symbol.jpg Christian symbolism Religious images in Christian theology Fish in culture KFIS Aion: Researches into the Phenomenology of the Self Animals in Christian art Pisces (astrology)
According to tradition, ancient <b>Christians</b>, during their persecution by the Roman 
Empire in the first few centuries after <b>Christ</b>, used the <b>fish symbol</b> to mark&nbsp;... The first appearances of <b>fish symbols</b> as adopted in <b>Christian</b> art and literature 
date to the 2nd century CE. Some modern <b>fish symbol</b>&nbsp;... Original file ‎(1,025 × 358 pixels, file size: 40 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg). Open in 
Media ViewerConfiguration. Summary[edit]. Outline of <b>Christian fish symbol</b>&nbsp;... Among the <b>symbols</b> employed by the early <b>Christians</b>, that of the <b>fish</b> seems to 
have ranked first in importance. It&#39;s popularity among <b>Christians</b> was due&nbsp;... In the early Church, <b>Christians</b> used the Ichthys (<b>fish</b>) <b>symbol</b> to identify <b>Christian</b> 
places&nbsp;... ... there into <b>Christianity</b> as a <b>religious symbol</b>; artists in China and Japan 
similarly use <b>fish</b> images symbolically. Teleosts became common in Renaissance 
art,&nbsp;... ... <b>Christian</b> (CCM) radio format. As with other Salem CCM stations in cities such 
as Los Angeles and Atlanta, KFIS uses the branding &quot;The <b>Fish</b>.&quot; The <b>fish symbol</b>&nbsp;... Jung demonstrates his thesis by an investigation of the <b>Christian fish symbol</b>, and 
of ... Much in this volume is concerned with the rise of Christianity and with the&nbsp;... In <b>Christian</b> art, animal forms have at times occupied a place of importance. With 
the Renaissance, animals were nearly banished, except as an accessory to the 
human figure. Modern <b>Christian</b> art only revives <b>symbols</b> and decoration. ... The 
<b>symbol</b> of perhaps the widest distribution is the Ichthys (Greek: ΙΧΘΥΣ, <b>fish</b>), used
&nbsp;... Pisces (♓️) is the twelfth astrological sign in the Zodiac. It is a negative mutable 
sign. It spans ... In classical interpretations, the <b>symbol</b> of the <b>fish</b> is derived from 
the ichthyocentaurs, who aided Aphrodite when ... With this, the start of the age, 
or the &quot;Great Month of Pisces,&quot; is regarded as the beginning of the <b>Christian</b> 
religion.
pre-Christian religious imagery
Ichthys