#Hagia

[postcard-from-the-past]

Hagia Sophia in Constantinople, modern-day Istanbul, Turkey

French vintage postcard

[berryesque]

Byzantine Miku edited by my mother

edit: mom says this is the first time she's gotten a thousand likes or comments on anything, she is @ ikonimaalari on instagram if you want to see what she usually does and also she now knows what serving cunt means

[vintagegeekculture]

In the colossal, cathedral sized water tank beneath the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, Turkey, several heads of Medusa have been used as pillar bases for the past 1.500 years. It is not entirely known where the heads came from, but they were believed to be taken from some other Roman ruin. The heads are upside down or sideways to inhibit the power of the Gorgon Medusa's gaze.

The water tank's existence was forgotten for hundreds of years, despite being beneath the Hagia Sophia. When it was rediscovered, explorers found fish inside of it.

[aicollider]

Embark on a journey through time. All expanses paid.

You step into the time machine and dial in the year 1915 and the location of Istanbul, Turkey. As you emerge from the machine, you are greeted by the bustling sounds and smells of the city. The air is filled with the scent of spices, roasting lamb, and the smoke from countless tobacco pipes. The first thing that catches your eye is the towering Hagia Sophia, its massive dome and intricate mosaics…

[ancientsstudies]

Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque by paandeli.

[emaadsidiki]

Emperor Door ∼ Hagia Sophia

[suchaperfectworld]

Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, Türkiye

Instagram: janritter10

[tittlejots]

But why, though? Sophia is the web between myths, the grail to the serpent, the mead of wisdom. Why shouldn't She be praised?

I think one of the most off putting things about Gnosticism is so many Gnostic men would react with the same disgust towards seeing Sophia as a Goddess the same way a lot of Christians do to the idea of Mary (Virgin or Magdalene) being in any way divine. Like even the Ecclesia Gnosticism catechism says male pronouns for God must be used as it holds a spiritual power and to use gender neutral or female ones takes that away. Sure, Jan.

[m1male2]

Hagia Sophia, Estambul

[wgm-beautiful-world]

I S T A N B U L

[postcard-from-the-past]

Interior of the Hagia Sophia in Constantinople, modern-day Istanbul, Turkey

French vintage postcard

[hopefulkidshark]

Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, Turkey: Hagia Sophia, officially the Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque, is a mosque, a former church, and a major cultural and historical site in Istanbul, Turkey. The last of three church buildings to be successively erected on the site by the Eastern Roman Empire, it was completed in 537 AD. Wikipedia

[fentonphoto]

Hagia Sophia and Hurrem Sultan Fountain.

[fromtheheather]

Santa Sofia (c. 1891) - John Singer Sargent

[allthingseurope]

Hagia Sophia, Istanbul (by Naval S)

[coolranchdavidian]

Walton Goggins listening to the call to prayer at Hagia Sophia.

Lips are hypnotic in this, you've been warned.