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ID: 901000946
Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901000946
Record Type: Character/Person

Woman of the Apocalypse (Christian character)

Note: Female figure from Book of Revelation 12; the woman, widely associated with the Blessed Virgin Mary, gives birth to a male child that is attacked by the Dragon identified as the Devil and Satan.

Names:
Woman of the Apocalypse (Christian character) (preferred,English-P,D,P)

Hierarchical Position:
Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
....<Christian iconography> (P)
........<Christian characters> (P)
............Woman of the Apocalypse (Christian character) (I)
Related Iconography:
source is .... Book of Revelation
..........(Literature and Performing Arts, Named written and performed works, Literary works: Philosophy, Religion, Bible (sacred literature, Judeo-Christian), Bible, New Testament (Biblical books, sacred texts), Book of Revelation (Bible, sacred text)) [901000133]
is identified as .... Mary, Blessed Virgin
..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Christian iconography, Christian characters, Mary, Blessed Virgin (Christian character)) [901000032]

Other Relationships:
role/characteristic is .... theme
.....(historical, theoretical, and critical concepts, concepts in the arts and humanities, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
role/characteristic is .... legendary character
.....(characters (people by activity), people by activity, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
culture/religion is .... Christianity
.....(Abrahamic religions, religions (belief systems, cultures), religions and religious concepts, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:
Woman of the Apocalypse (Christian character)
................Getty Research Institute Special Collections Finding Aids (2005-)
................Catholic Encyclopedia [online], republished from 1913 edition (2003-)
Iconography Record Sources:
................ Source for image https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woman_of_the_Apocalypse#/media/File:Woman_of_the_Apocalypse_(Hortus_deliciarum).jpg
................ Catholic Encyclopedia [online], republished from 1913 edition (2003-)

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