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SOMMARIO – 1. I tre Re. 2. Gondophares. 3. Aramaica iranica. 4. Araldica. 5. Onirica. 6. Il Tempo dei Magi.
ABSTRACT – The Time of the Magi and Gaspar’s Kingdom. The Gospel of Matthew is
the only one of the four Canonical Gospels to mention the Magi, states that they came
“from the East” to worship the Christ. Although the account does not tell how many they
were, the three gifts led to a widespread assumption that they were three as well.The traditions
of the Magi are propagated and passed on by Aramaic Christianity, the religious
milieu linked with Iranian lore. Gaspar appears in the apocryphal Act of Thomas as Gondophares.
In the beginning Gondophares is a Indo-Parthian king, and his dynasty represented
the house of Suren, highest of the first five families of Arsacid Iran. Gondophares’
coat of arms is the astral sign of Mercury. One element that distinguishes him as an expert
in Astrological things. In Western paintings Gaspar will be the youngest Magus of black
skin. A fact linked to the influence of Mediaeval Letter of Prester John.
KEYWORDS – Evangelical Magi, Zoroastrianism, Apocrypha, Christian Iconography,
Ancient Astrology.
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