![thumb|The Three Magi, an illustration from the reproductions of Herrad of Landsberg's Hortus deliciarum by Christian Moritz Engelhardt, 1818 <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biblical_Magi#/media/File:The_three_Magi_(Balthasar,_Caspar,_Melchior).jpg]</ref> The biblical Magi are also referred to as the [[Three Wise Men](/index.php/File:The_three_Magi_(Balthasar,_Caspar,_Melchior).jpg){kind=link}
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[[File:The three Magi (Balthasar, Caspar, Melchior).jpg|thumb|The Three Magi, an illustration from the reproductions of Herrad of Landsberg's Hortus deliciarum by Christian Moritz Engelhardt, 1818 <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biblical_Magi#/media/File:The_three_Magi_(Balthasar,_Caspar,_Melchior).jpg]</ref> | [[File:The three Magi (Balthasar, Caspar, Melchior).jpg|thumb|The Three Magi, an illustration from the reproductions of Herrad of Landsberg's Hortus deliciarum by Christian Moritz Engelhardt, 1818 <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biblical_Magi#/media/File:The_three_Magi_(Balthasar,_Caspar,_Melchior).jpg]</ref>]] | ||
The biblical Magi are also referred to as the [[Three Wise Men]], (Three) Kings, and the Three Magi, were distinguished foreigners in the Gospel of Matthew and Christian tradition. They are said to have visited Jesus after his birth, bearing gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. They are regular figures in traditional accounts of the nativity celebrations of Christmas and are an important part of Christian tradition. | The biblical Magi are also referred to as the [[Three Wise Men]], (Three) Kings, and the Three Magi, were distinguished foreigners in the Gospel of Matthew and Christian tradition. They are said to have visited Jesus after his birth, bearing gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. They are regular figures in traditional accounts of the nativity celebrations of Christmas and are an important part of Christian tradition. | ||
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*Caspar also Gaspar, Jaspar, Jaspas, Gathaspa, and other variations; | *Caspar also Gaspar, Jaspar, Jaspas, Gathaspa, and other variations; | ||
* Balthazar also Balthasar, Balthassar, and Bithisarea), a Babylonian scholar. | * Balthazar also Balthasar, Balthassar, and Bithisarea), a Babylonian scholar. | ||
==Country of origin and journey== | |||
The phrase "from the east", more literally "from the rising [of the sun]", is the only information Matthew provides about the region from which they came. The Parthian Empire, centered in Persia, stretched from eastern Syria to the fringes of India. Though the empire was tolerant of other religions, its dominant religion was [[Zarathustra|Zoroastrianism]], with its priestly magos class. | |||
==Gifts== | |||
The three gifts of the magi, left to right: gold, frankincense and myrrh | |||
Three gifts are explicitly identified in Matthew: gold, frankincense and myrrh. In Koine Greek these are chrysós (χρυσός), líbanos (λίβανος) and smýrna (σμύρνα). Many different theories of the meaning and symbolism of the gifts have been brought forward.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biblical_Magi Bibical Magi wiki]</ref> | |||
==References== | |||
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==See Also== | |||
[[Fisher Kings]] | |||
[[Orion's Belt]] | |||
[[Dragon Eye of Templar]] | |||
[[Amethyst Dragon Kings]] | |||
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