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>It is, therefore, a living form of the Holy Grail, sanctified by the blood of the Sun. Perching upon the flamelike uprights of her throne are two of her most sacred birds, the sparrow and the dove; the nub of this symbolism must be sought in the poems of Catullus and Martial.
>THE GOLDEN ASS, by Apuleius. Valuable for those who have the wit to understand it.
What did he mean by this?