Civ: Palmyrenes

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The Palmyrenes

 

 

[Nicolaus_von_Kues]

There are quite a few representations of Eagles in the religious art of Palmyra.

The Eagle of Baalshamin in Palmyra

In ancient pre-Islamic Syria, Baalshamin was the god of the sky and the "Lord of the Heavens" in the city of Palmyra. His two main attributes were lightning and the eagle.

 

At the entrance of his famous temple in Palmyra (which was tragically destroyed by ISIS in 2015), a celebrated stone lintel relief prominently featured an eagle with outstretched wings, symbolizing divine power, sovereignty, and cosmic protection.

 

https://virtual-museum-syria.org/palmyra/door-lintel-from-the-temple-of-baalshamin/

 

That's why it was used throughout Rome II.

 

There is also another symbol of Zenobia riding a Lion.

I'll look for it later.

Edited yesterday at 02:39 by Nicolaus_von_Kues

[Nicolaus_von_Kues]

Using AI.

 

Palmyran eagle.

We must not forget that they are a Roman-Semites civilization and after all.

 

I would add some other additional symbol.

Edited 1 hour ago by Nicolaus_von_Kues

[Nicolaus_von_Kues]

Additionally, I did another experiment with the AI, but it went wrong, and since it was free (free ai version of grok service), I can't fix it.

The result isn't ugly in itself, it just looks very modern.

And the other problem was proportion.

The head looks modern The feathers look modern; the eagle's finish seems more from this era than from the Roman one.