Virgin Mary or just Mary is an important figure in the abrahmic religions, more specifically in the Christian mythology, for be the mother of Jesus.
Mythology[]
Christiany[]
Mary is the mother of Jesus, besides be the wife of Joseph or Yahweh, she was virgin until the birth of Jesus, Mary also is an icon for the catholicism, so in the cosmogony she is the woman of apocalyse and who will defeat Satan or Lucifer.
Maria was syncretic with many pagan deities like:
- Ognyena Maria: by the Orthodox Catholic Church, were Mary had her characteristics.
- Isis: of whose iconography was adopted by Roman Catholic Church for Mary.
- ʾAṯiratu: presumably she could have been the responsible of Mary´s title "Queen of Heaven".
Islam[]
In the Islam unlike with the christiany, Mary have greater prominence so many asuras Mary has more than one, in the slamic cosmogony Mary had to a Jesus for via the miracle of Allah, besides Joseph is never mentioned in the Quran, Mary also was the witness of Jesus´s first miracle, when the latter told to the people thay his mother was inocent.
Mary in other religions[]
- Christo-Paganism: is a syncretic new religious movement that mix elements both from the Christiany and the paganism, in the Christo-Paganism cosmogony Mary is often consider as a Goddess or an spect of a Goddess.
- Druze Faith: Mary also know as Sayyida Maryam is an honorable figure inside of Druze Faith, this is not due exclusively for be the mother of Jesus, but because is a pure figure, embodying virtue and piety too. Besides she is recpect for her spiritual purity and dedication to God. In countries like Leanbo, Lebanon, Syria and Israel, the veneration of Mary often reflects a blend of traditions. Shared. Historically both leaders and follwers of the Druze Faith possess a deep reverence for Marian sites because they often sought her intercession before battles or during times of need, demonstrating a cultural and spiritual integration of Marian veneration into their religious practices.
- Bahá'í Faith: Mary is revered as the mother of Jesus, in the Kitáb-i-Íqán mary is describes with the titles of "that most beauteous countenance," and "that veiled and immortal Countenance." The Bahá'í writings affirm that Christ was "conceived of the Holy Ghost" and therefore "the reality of the mystery of the Immaculacy of the Virgin Mary is confessed.".
- Mandeism: Miriai or Meryey is an important figure in the Mandeism, many people claims that Miriai is Mary, although other affirms that actually could be Mary Magdalene.
In Popular Culture[]
Videogames[]
- In the Megami Tensei franquise Mary a reoccurring demon.
- Mary´s designs in the Megami Tensei series are based on the classical catholic iconografy of Mary and her battle mode posses resemblase with the cherubs.
- In her battle in Nine Mary summing various snakes; like Yamata no Orochi for help her, whose is a ironic reference in the Marian theology were she defeat the Devil.
- Mary is a character from The Bible Game.
Television and Movies[]
- Mary appearse in the SImpsons.
- A Virgin Mary statue was involved in a fight, in Marge the gamer.
- In the episode; Simpsons Christmas Stories, is parodied the birth of Jesus, with Marge as Mary.
- Mary is an important character in Christ Passion.
- Mary is the main protagonist of Netflix´s film of the same name.
Ladies[]
Mary has many shirens in countries like Syria, Israel, and may catholic countries, some Marian shirens are called Ladies, becuase Mary is the Lady of the faith:
- Our Lady of Lebanon.
- Our Lady of Saidnaya Monastery.