![]() Interestingly, the two motifs are known as a merism. However it’s an interesting theory on how these symbols might have come into being. ![]() There has also been a suggestion that the Omega is an ancient representation of the Goddess Ishtar’s headdress and that the Alpha was derived from the ox horn headdress worn by male deities and kings but I would like to see more evidence of this. The Alpha and Omega have been represented by an eagle and an owl. They also appear in Revelation verses 21.6 and verses 22.13 as well as Isiah verses 44.6.īoth the Jewish and Islamic faiths use the first and last letters of the alphabet to describe the name of their God. “I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End,” says the Lord, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.” King James version The symbols also appear in several Bible verses including Revelation verses 1.8: He is the first – the alpha – as there is no God before him and the last – the Omega – as there is no God after him. They are formed from the first and last letters of the Greek alphabet and represent God. The Alpha and Omega are very similar in a way to an ouroboros as they both express eternity. It’s made of pink granite in the classical style with a large cross on top and acroteria on each of the corners on the pedestal under the Alpha and Omega, Chi-Rho and cross. I haven’t been able to find out much about him or the family but this is a substantial memorial with space for more incumbents. Two of their daughters are also buried and commemorated here – one died in 1935 and the other, also called Annie, in 1936. Thomas Platt was the first to be buried here in 1899 followed by his wife, Annie, who outlived him and died in 1925. This fine example which also features the Chi-Rho is on the substantial Platt memorial in Brompton Cemetery. Thomas Platt who died at 52 if first, then his wife who outlived him and then on a lower stone two of their daughters are commemorated and buried there.
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