The document discusses the origins and history of the fleur-de-lis symbol. It describes how ancient solar deities from Sumerian mythology were often depicted as half-human/half-fish or bird figures and wore helmets crowned with the fleur-de-lis. Artifacts from Assyria-Babylonia and ancient Persia also depicted winged deities holding symbols of power and wearing the fleur-de-lis. The symbol originated in ancient Sumer by 4000 BC and represented divine lordship. It was later used in artifacts from Cyprus, Maya civilization, and continued to symbolize divine rulership.

1. Its ( ** Fleur de lis ) Acquired From Google.com .
<< In the Old World, there is an ancient belief that the
Sun God was born from the sea and soaredinto the
sky like an eagle. For this reason, ancient solar deities
were often depicted as half-man/half-fish, or half-man
and half-bird >> .
Above on the left is the Fish God Dagon, of Assyro-
Babylonian mythology wearing a helmetcrowned with the
Fleur de lis emblem symbolizing divinity and Lordship.
Above on the right is arelief from the north wall of the
Palace of king Sargon at Durrukin, 713–716
BC. depicting a winged deity also crowned with the Fleur
de lis emblem. The winged deity is portrayed holding a
ritual bucket in one hand and a pine cone from the Tree
of Everlasting Life in the other.
(The illustration of the Fish God Dagon, is from With the
World's People, by John Clark Ridpath (Clark E Ridpath,

2. 1912, the photo of thewinged deity is from
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winged_genie).
The symbol that we have come to recognize as the Fleur de
lis, first appears in the art of the ancient Sumerians.
Historians propose that Sumer was settled between 4500
and 4000 BC by a non-Semitic people and that ancient
Sumer was known as the "land of the civilized kings". The
Sumerian word for "Lord" is apu, the same exact word for
"Lord" used by the ancient Inca civilization of Peru (Hugh
Fox, 2005 p.7)
The Sumerian clay tablet above portrays the goddess
Inanna (known to Semites as Ishtar) flanked by two winged
deities carrying ritual buckets and crowned with the Fleur
de lis symbol. Note that the winged deity on the left holds
what appears to be a pine cone in his left hand.

3. The drawing above left is from a bronze cheek-piece for a
horse (length: 51 centimeters) excavated from a tomb at
ancient Salamis on the island of Cyprus dated the end of
the 8th century BC.
The drawing portrays a bearded winged deity with Fleur
de lis symbol, in association with a winged sun
disc.
Above on the right is a drawing of Stela 11, from the
ancient Maya ruins of Yaxchilan, in the state of
Chiapas Mexico. The drawing portrays a powerful ruler
named Bird Jaguar, wearing an elaborate feathered
headdress with mask, and a pectoral thatencodes the
Fleur-de-lis emblem as a symbol of divine rulership.

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