zeus went up in a chariot of fire.
zeus went up in a chariot of fire.
who went up in a chariot of fire?
zeus
the line from the poem "bring me my chariot of fire!" draws on the story of , where the old testament prophet elijah is taken directly to heaven: "and it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that, behold, there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both asunder; and elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven." the phrase has become a byword for divine energy, and inspired the title of the 1981 film "chariots of fire", in which the hymn jerusalem is sung. the plural phrase "chariots of fire" refers to 2 kings 6:17.
and did those feet in ancient time
the rathas are huge wooden structures provided with large wheels, which are built anew every year and are pulled by the devotees. the chariot for lord jagannatha is about high and and takes about 2 months for its construction. the chariot is mounted with 16 wheels, each of diameter. the carving in the front face of the chariot has four wooden horses drawn by maruti. on its other three faces, the wooden carvings are of rama, surya and vishnu. the chariot is known as nandi ghosha. the roof of the chariot is covered with yellow and red coloured cloth. the next chariot is of balabhadra which is in height fitted with 14 wheels. the chariot is carved with satyaki as the charioteer, roof covered in red and green coloured cloth, and the chariot is known as taladhwaja. the carvings on this chariot include images of narasimha and rudra as jagannatha's companions. the next chariot in the order is of subhadra, which is in height supported on 12 wheels, roof covered in black and red colour cloth, and the chariot is known as darpa dalaan and the charioteer carved is arjuna. other images carved on the chariot are of vana durga, tara devi and chandi devi. the artists and painters of puri decorate the cars and paint flower petals and other designs on the wheels, the wood-carved charioteer and horses, and the inverted lotuses on the wall behind the throne. the chariots of jagannatha pulled during ratha yatra is the etymological origin of the english word juggernaut. the ratha yatra is also termed as the shri gundicha yatra and ghosha yatra
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