Why the Ancients might have Created multi-limb and multi head Characters?
360-degree vision would have been the dream of every warrior that fought
enemies in ancient era. Men or women with four heads helped serve that purpose.
However, if the creators had pondered over the degree of vision we have at
our disposal (210 degrees horizontal and 150 degrees vertical), they might
have settled for three heads if not two. They rather were more used
to hearing of the four directions and that could have led them in creating
the four head we see on some of the deities that we discover in ancient
art and sculptures.
While the Biblical fallen angels might have had the capacity to change forms and appear before men in weird forms, giving them inclination to think of beings beyond what their eyes normally met. Those not having such encounters or tales of such must have had two sources of inspiration that led them to creating multi-limb figures and figurines:
The first could have been, group dance performers, who with perplexing alignment of their bodies give impression of one body and many limbs
The second could be what one may call the power point presentation of that period, when people did not have computers but had stones to show masses their scientific papers. Carving on stone created a long-lasting presentation, however, the tedious task would necessitate the inclusion of many ideas on the limited space that the stone being carved offered. A person for showing one concept in one figure might have been minimal optimization of available resources and hence multiple-limbs demonstrating or displaying or sharing multiple concepts or ideas would have brought about the best results for the then project manager.
People of that era may not have considered their creation god. However, as intelligence level fell in pursuit of following traditional practices of foolish people, men started seeing god in what they felt was paranormal.
While the Biblical fallen angels might have had the capacity to change forms and appear before men in weird forms, giving them inclination to think of beings beyond what their eyes normally met. Those not having such encounters or tales of such must have had two sources of inspiration that led them to creating multi-limb figures and figurines:
The first could have been, group dance performers, who with perplexing alignment of their bodies give impression of one body and many limbs
The second could be what one may call the power point presentation of that period, when people did not have computers but had stones to show masses their scientific papers. Carving on stone created a long-lasting presentation, however, the tedious task would necessitate the inclusion of many ideas on the limited space that the stone being carved offered. A person for showing one concept in one figure might have been minimal optimization of available resources and hence multiple-limbs demonstrating or displaying or sharing multiple concepts or ideas would have brought about the best results for the then project manager.
People of that era may not have considered their creation god. However, as intelligence level fell in pursuit of following traditional practices of foolish people, men started seeing god in what they felt was paranormal.
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