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One thing peculiar was having Xerxes be borne on palanquins with rams' head motif. For those who know Biblical stories that is the iconography of Baal. T<b>his is a unwarranted cross linkage for the Jews were taken to Persia from captivity by Nebuchadnezzar and it was in Persia that the idea of light and darkness etc came into the Bible. </b>So depicting Persians as Baal worshipers or followers is an unwarranted inaccuracy might have other reasons to show that. And the Greeks had their own gods whom they worshiped and they are shown formless a la Hebrew theogony. Yes there is a female oracle but is disparaged by the King Leonidas and the oracle priests are shown in grotesque form again implying disparagement.
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I think the Western mind is latently jealous of Jewish historical affection for the Persians. Even the Persians asked Israel to spare their environmental functionality in case the Iranian nuke reactors had to be taken out. The request was framed as a payback for their release from babylonian captivity by the Persians. West has tried so hard to gain Jewish approval yet it is elusive.
One thing peculiar was having Xerxes be borne on palanquins with rams' head motif. For those who know Biblical stories that is the iconography of Baal. T<b>his is a unwarranted cross linkage for the Jews were taken to Persia from captivity by Nebuchadnezzar and it was in Persia that the idea of light and darkness etc came into the Bible. </b>So depicting Persians as Baal worshipers or followers is an unwarranted inaccuracy might have other reasons to show that. And the Greeks had their own gods whom they worshiped and they are shown formless a la Hebrew theogony. Yes there is a female oracle but is disparaged by the King Leonidas and the oracle priests are shown in grotesque form again implying disparagement.
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I think the Western mind is latently jealous of Jewish historical affection for the Persians. Even the Persians asked Israel to spare their environmental functionality in case the Iranian nuke reactors had to be taken out. The request was framed as a payback for their release from babylonian captivity by the Persians. West has tried so hard to gain Jewish approval yet it is elusive.