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An ouroboros in a 1478 drawing in an alchemical tract [1] The ouroboros or uroboros (/ ˌ j ʊər ə ˈ b ɒr ə s /; [2] / ˌ ʊər ə ˈ b ɒr ə s / [3]) is an ancient symbol depicting a serpent or dragon [4] eating its own tail. The ouroboros entered Western tradition via ancient Egyptian iconography and the Greek magical tradition.
A seal consisting of a Manji, Star of David, Ankh, Om, and Ouroboros, used by the Theosophical Society, an organization formed in 1875 to advance Theosophy. Septenary Sigil: Order of Nine Angles: The main symbol of the Order of Nine Angles, a neo-Nazi Satanic and Left-hand occult group based in the United Kingdom. Sigil: Renaissance magic
The Worm Ouroboros is a heroic high fantasy novel by English writer E. R. Eddison, first published in 1922. The book describes the protracted war between the domineering King Gorice of Witchland and the Lords of Demonland in an imaginary world that appears mainly medieval and partly reminiscent of Norse sagas .
Descriptions of the creature vary, but most contend that the animal is reptilian and possibly dragon-like. Egyptian dragons Apep or Apophis: The giant Snake or Serpent of Chaos from Egyptian mythology. Ouroboros: The "tail-eater" snake or serpent. Jaculus: A small mythical serpent or dragon. It can be shown with wings and sometimes has front legs.
The ouroboros was a well-known Egyptian symbol of a serpent swallowing its own tail. [28] The precursor to the ouroboros was the "Many-Faced", [28] a serpent with five heads, who, according to the Amduat, the oldest surviving Book of the Afterlife, was said to coil around the corpse of the sun god Ra protectively. [28]
The dragon described here, with its tail coiled around its neck, bears comparison to the ouroboros. On the back of the dragon, from the base of the neck to the tail, is the Red Cross of Saint George, with the entire image on an argent field. The Order's dragon emblem has not survived in any original form, but it has been referenced on coins ...
Helen suffers nightmares and memory lapses. Al reports the dragon to the guild which, by appraising its stats he identifies as Ouroboros the Malevolent. Helen abruptly remembers a buried memory of her brother Rai who was killed by Ouroboros and was the original wearer of Al's new robe.
The ouroboros is a symbol of eternity and continual renewal of life. ... A dragon-like creature with horns, the body and neck of a snake, the forelegs of a lion, ...