Theotokos Hodegetria Icon - Virgin Mary and Christ Child in Byzantine Style #1517231 (License: Personal Use)

This black-and-white line drawing represents the Hodegetria (She Who Shows the Way) iconography, a central motif in Eastern Orthodox Christianity. The Virgin Mary holds the Christ Child on her left arm while gesturing toward Him with her right hand, symbolizing His role as the path to salvation; Greek abbreviations MP ΘY (Μήτηρ Θεοῦ - Mother of God) and IC XC (Ἰησοῦς Χριστός - Jesus Christ) flank their halos. Fine linework captures drapery folds, star symbols denoting Mary’s perpetual virginity, and solemn, contemplative expressions characteristic of Byzantine sacred art.

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