#ANCIENT SPACE SYMBOLS FULL#
A Pink Lotus Flower In Full Bloom by Asharkyu Holding special importance for the old religions of the East like Buddhism and Hinduism, the lotus flower is another ancient symbol that made its way into the history of several cultures. On a side note, in alchemy, ouroboros was mostly used as a purifying glyph. The Snake Eating Its Own Tail by Soul of Phoenix Ouroboros by IntueriĬhinese people sometimes used it as a symbol of unity as unity, in general, and the union of two opposites are important concepts in ancient Chinese culture. In Hindu artworks of the old times, the tortoise, which was believed to carry the world on top of it, was depicted with an ouroboros around it sometimes.Īztecs sometimes depicted Quetzalcoatl, the god of wisdom, light, life and winds also known as “the precious serpent” and “the feathered serpent”, as a snake eating its tail. Ouroboros, the Infinity Symbol by Tatiana Apanasova Mithra, an ancient deity in the Middle East who was reborn according to the belief, has been depicted with an ouroboros around his waist or his body in several artworks. Jormungandr, the famous giant serpent in Norse mythology encircling Midgard (the earth) and biting its tail, is closely associated with ouroboros. The Snake Eating Its Own Tail by Graphic Compressor Probably, that is how the mathematical symbol of infinity came to be inspired by the ouroboros symbol. This makes ouroboros a symbol of eternal life and infinity.
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Snakes shed their old skin to make place for the new ones they are growing, for their new life, in a sense. The serpent devours its tail to renew itself. The snake eating its tail is also a symbol of rebirth and renewal through death. The unbroken circle formed with the snake eating/biting its own tail surely adds to the symbolism of universal unity behind the ouroboros. In that sense, the ouroboros represents how everything in the universe is connected to each other and how everything comes and goes back to nature and becomes one with it again through death. Ouroboros, The Snake Eating Its Tail by Tatiana Apanasova
In the Chrysopoeia of Cleopatra, the work by the Greek alchemist Cleopatra, ouroboros symbol is drawn alongside the phrase ‘ἕν τὸ πᾶν’ (latinized as hen to pān) meaning “all is one”. It is a symbol of rebirth, renewal of life through death and the interconnected nature of all things in the universe. The earliest documented use of the ouroboros symbol dates back to the 13th century BC, Egypt. Ouroboros, The Serpent Eating Its Own Tail by AGV Ouroboros, the Symbol of Rebirth by Intueri on Shutterstockįrom the Aztecs of North America, to Greeks, ancient Egyptians, Mithraists in the Middle East and the Chinese in the Far East, ouroboros symbol has been used widely by many civilizations in the four corners of the world. Ouroboros, the serpent/the snake eating its tail is one of the most prominent ancient symbols that can be found in the history of several cultures across the world.
Ouroboros, The Infinity Symbol Also Known As The Snake Eating Its Tail Let us get right into it, here is our detailed article on ancient symbols, their meanings and origins.
In this section of our site, you will find our extensive list of ancient symbols along with their short descriptions as well as individual articles on all of them.
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