Meaning of crux ansata | Babel Free

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Synonym of ankh.

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“The well-known T-shaped cross was in use in pagan lands long before Christianity, as a representation of the male member, and also at the same time of the 'tree' on which the god (Attis or Adonis or Krishna or whoever it might be) was crucified; and the same symbol combined with the oval (or yoni) formed the Crux Ansata ☥ of the old Egyptian ritual - a figure which is to-day sold in Cairo as a potent charm, and confessedly indicates the conjunction of the two sexes in one design.”

“The Egyptian crux ansata, common on Egyptian monuments and other memorials, is considered by some authorities as a triple phallus.”

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