idalion

Updated: June 13, 2025

On Plate LVIII. in representations of the stone capitals of two votive pillars from the shrine of Aphrodite at Idalion, we see various phallic emblems; including the familiar Sun disc and Crescent moon in conjunction. The same remark applies to Plate LIX., where two more such pillars are illustrated.

John Denham Parsons - The Non-Christian Cross: An Enquiry into the Origin and History of the Symbol Eventually Adopted as That of Our Religion