Home > Terms > English, UK (UE) > Ouroboros

Ouroboros

A symbol of a snake curled around in a circle and biting its own tail. It is originally ancient Egyptian iconography but also appears in a similar form in Hinduism and African religions. It is symbology for the ideas of cyclicity and particular reincarnation and eternal life.

It has also frequently been found in alchemical texts, where it carries the meaning of duality within life.

This is auto-generated content. You can help to improve it.
0
Collect to Blossary

Member comments

You have to log in to post to discussions.

Terms in the News

Featured Terms

Katrin Talan
  • 0

    Terms

  • 0

    Blossaries

  • 0

    Followers

Industry/Domain: Literature Category: Bestsellers

The Bible

The Bible is the various collections of sacred scripture of the various branches of Judaism and Christianity. The Bible, in its various editions, is ...

Contributor

Featured blossaries

aleph-null

Category: Culture   1 9 Terms

Slavic mythology

Category: Religion   1 20 Terms