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Oroborus / Ouroborus
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Characteristics:
Description:
  • tail in its mouth
  • Serpentine, sometimes with wings
Associations / Symbolism:
  • Symbolizes: eternity, natural cycles, day and night, completion
Origins and Historocity:
  • Dated to around 17th Century BC
Related Tales / Literature:
  • One story goes that Oroburus was traveling through the heavens, got tired, and curled up to sleep. The earth formed around it.
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