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Zeus at Olympia: "In his right hand a figure of Victory made from ivory and gold. In his left hand, his scepter inlaid with all metals, and an eagle perched on the sceptre. The sandals of the god are made of gold, as is his robe." —Pausanias. What's the connection with Christ Pantocrator, holding the book and blessing? Just a bearded male? Can we eliminate this fancy from the text? Or are more specific connections made? --Wetman04:06, 31 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Agreed - The only relationship I can see is that they are both images of deities. No one is claiming that Christianity invented religious iconography, so do we need such a clumsy comparison?Cravenmonket21:07, 1 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I did a rough merge fromChrist Pantokrator. If anyone can, please do whatever edits necessary to make the article look better. Take care.talk to+MATIA08:42, 13 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

• A brief article, by John Watson, "The Icons of St. Catherine's Monastery in Egypt's Sinai" (google it) has been silently deleted from the references section, apparently because its host site is a blacklisted commercial site, www.touregypt.net. which hosted Wikipedia's St Catherine's icon image. Fortunately I've been able to refer to an article inThe Art Bulletin, which only a few readers will be able to access, however. So, why shouldI care? I have access toJSTOR! --Wetman05:25, 16 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

It can be seen here: www.touregypt.net/featurestories/catherines2-1.htmJohnbod12:43, 16 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Could we try and see how the icon of Christ Pantocrator might look in the Christianity portal image? The one you have is nice, but this one is more recognizable, and Christ looks cooler.

I know this sounds childish, but I think it would be more befitting. You may want to give it a shot, just to see how it looks.

Thanks. Peace.—Precedingunsigned comment added by69.201.163.5 (talk)13:16, 21 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I also suggestion to the representations shown in this article. I would like for one of you to insert this representation of "Christ Pantocrator/Pantokrator";http://diglib.library.vanderbilt.edu/diglib-viewimage.pl?SID=2013031389843750&code=&RC=47430&Row=&code=act&return=act The representation of Christ holding the very rare "orb with a cross", seems to show a broader view of this subject.Regards,96.19.147.40 (talk)21:17, 13 March 2013 (UTC)Ronald L. Hughes[reply]

I hope everyone will find this useful. I know it makes it much easier for me to see what the artist was doing, especially with the removal of deterioration damage to the right eye. Since the expression was almost totally forward-facing, it was not a difficult project. However, there is neck distortion which is typical for these. I did not change the neck or the lower part of the picture in order to minimize the changes from the original piece. However, I can see some value in making a composite that retains the original's lower part of the painting (the single hand, the proper neck, and the single book). If there is interest I will make one.— Precedingunsigned comment added byJustinGBX (talk •contribs)17:21, 3 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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A view (directly overhead) of theChrist Pantocrator in the dome of theChurch of the Holy Sepulchre,Old City of Jerusalem. InChristian iconography, Christ Pantocrator is a translation of bothYHWH Sabaoth ("Lord of Hosts") and forEl Shaddai ("God Almighty"). This was one of the earliest icons of theEarly Christian Church, and inByzantine church art and architecture, a mosaic or fresco of Christ Pantokrator occupies the space in the central dome. Today Christ Pantocrator remains a central icon of theEastern Orthodox Church.Photograph:Andrew Shiva

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I know that there is a lot of meaning conveyed by this icon, for example that Christ's right hand is raised in a blessing, and he is spelling out an acronym of his name, and that his left hand is holding the gospels. But I don't have a reliable source to include this sort of information in Wikipedia. But, most importantly, how does this icon convey "Pantocrator" - that aspect of Christ? That sort of information seems essential to this article.TomS TDotO (talk)16:05, 15 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Have you tried reading it? It's all in there, if briefly.Johnbod (talk)16:45, 15 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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