The Virgin Nativity Cathedral
Section of Southern Lengthwise Nave. South View

“Orators most eloquent do we behold mute as fish before you...” (Akathist, Eikos 9)

Dionisy's frescoes. “Orators most eloquent do we behold mute as fish before you...” (Akathist, Eikos 9)

Two “orators”, flanked on the sides of the enthroned Mother of God, marvel at the mystery of Immaculate Virgin Mary who conceived the incarnation of God. The impotence of ancient philosophers to grasp the mystery of the incarnation of God in a virgin is seen here.