Aion
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Aion is a Hellenistic deity embodying eternal, cyclical time and the cosmos, often contrasted with the more linear, sequential time personified by Chronos.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hellenistic deity
ⓘ
cosmic deity ⓘ personification of time ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
cosmic order
ⓘ
cosmos ⓘ eternity ⓘ infinity ⓘ mystery religions ⓘ syncretic cults ⓘ zodiac ⓘ |
| category |
Greek gods
ⓘ
cosmic deities ⓘ time and fate deities ⓘ |
| conceptualOpposition |
Chronos as sequential time
ⓘ
linear time ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | Chronos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cosmologicalRole |
embodiment of world cycles
ⓘ
governing successive ages ⓘ |
| cultCenter |
Alexandria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depictedAs |
figure encircled by the zodiac
ⓘ
figure within a circle or wheel ⓘ youthful male figure ⓘ |
| distinctFrom | Chronos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| embodies |
cosmic time
ⓘ
cyclical time ⓘ eternal time ⓘ |
| etymology | Greek word "aiōn" ⓘ |
| influenced | late antique religious iconography ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
Gnostic cosmologies
ⓘ
Orphic traditions ⓘ |
| meaningOfName |
age
ⓘ
eternity ⓘ world-age ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Great Year
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
eternal return ⓘ |
| religion |
Greco-Roman religion
ⓘ
Hellenistic religion ⓘ |
| role |
guardian of the zodiac
ⓘ
personification of the ages ⓘ |
| symbol |
circle
ⓘ
serpent ⓘ zodiacal band ⓘ |
| timeConcept |
cyclical
ⓘ
eternal ⓘ infinite ⓘ |
| worshipPeriod |
Hellenistic period
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman Imperial period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.