Literary notes about savior (AI summary)
The term “savior” in literature functions as a powerful symbol that bridges the spiritual and the secular, representing figures endowed with redemptive and transformative qualities. In many religious narratives, it designates a divinely ordained deliverer—one whose miraculous birth and life are celebrated by multitudes, as in the account of the young Judean figure [1] or the Persian tale where a specific number of magi honor his arrival [2]. Conversely, the word is appropriated in more human contexts, such as in the suspenseful moments of personal rescue [3] or even as a metaphor for ideological and national redemption [4]. Moreover, its usage often carries a dual significance: highlighting both a literal, divine mediator—as seen in the designation “the Savior and Redeemer” [5], [6]—and an emblem of hope and renewal within the mortal realm.
- Luke (ii. 13) speaks of "a multitude of the heavenly host praising God," in gratulation of the birth of the Judean Savior.
— from The World's Sixteen Crucified Saviors; Or, Christianity Before Christ by Kersey Graves - The Persian story is more specific, as it gives the number of Magi who visited the young Savior of that country as five.
— from The World's Sixteen Crucified Saviors; Or, Christianity Before Christ by Kersey Graves - I clambered out upon the sill, but I hesitated to jump until I should have heard what passed between my savior and the ruffian who pursued me.
— from Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle - Thus the emancipator of the slave, the friend of the whole people and the savior of our country died, a martyr to the cause of freedom.
— from Boy Scouts Handbook by Boy Scouts of America - "I, Jehovah, am thy Savior and thy Redeemer."
— from The World's Sixteen Crucified Saviors; Or, Christianity Before Christ by Kersey Graves - With what consistency, then, can Christ be called " the Savior ," if there is but one Savior , and that is the Father?
— from The World's Sixteen Crucified Saviors; Or, Christianity Before Christ by Kersey Graves