In Ezekiel and in the book of Revelation of John, four beasts are mentioned. These are: the man, the lion, the ox and the eagle. What are they? How are they represented? Depictions The above picture shows the four animals. Clockwise: human, lion, eagle and bull. The Book of Kells is an illuminated manuscript of the four Gospels. All of them have wings, which shows their divinity.
There is also a sybolic relationship between them, as the lion eats the ox and the eagle is a pattern above them both, forming a perpetuating hierarchy.
There is also a sybolic relationship between them, as the lion eats the ox and the eagle is a pattern above them both, forming a perpetuating hierarchy.
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