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  2. Laurel wreath - Wikipedia

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    A laurel wreath is a symbol of triumph, a wreath made of connected branches and leaves of the bay laurel (Laurus nobilis), an aromatic broadleaf evergreen. It was also later made from spineless butcher's broom (Ruscus hypoglossum) or cherry laurel (Prunus laurocerasus). It is worn as a chaplet around the head, or as a garland around the neck.

  3. Laurus nobilis - Wikipedia

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    The symbolism carried over to Roman culture, which held the laurel as a symbol of victory. [26] It was also associated with immortality, [ 27 ] with ritual purification, prosperity and health. [ 28 ] [ 29 ] It is also the source of the words baccalaureate and poet laureate , as well as the expressions "assume the laurel" and "resting on one's ...

  4. Crown of Immortality - Wikipedia

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    The Crown of Immortality, held by the allegorical figure Eterna (Eternity) on the Swedish House of Knights fresco by David Klöcker Ehrenstrahl. The Crown of Immortality is a literary and religious metaphor traditionally represented in art first as a laurel wreath and later as a symbolic circle of stars (often a crown, tiara, halo or aureola).

  5. Wreaths and crowns in antiquity - Wikipedia

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    Laurel wreaths from the bay laurel tree Laurus nobilis were worn by triumphatores – victorious generals celebrating a Roman triumph. Generals awarded a lesser celebration ritual, the ovation (Latin: ovatio) wore wreaths of myrtle (Myrtus communis). [20] Wreaths (Latin: coronae, lit. 'crowns') were awarded as military awards and decorations.

  6. Wreath - Wikipedia

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    Laurel wreaths were used to crown victorious athletes at the original Olympic Games [5] and are still worn in Italy by university students who just graduated. [6] Other types of plants used to make wreath crowns also had symbolic meaning.

  7. Cross and Crown - Wikipedia

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    First appearing on the cover of the January 1881 issue of Zion's Watch Tower, [10] the cross and crown were surrounded by a wreath of laurel leaves, and the symbol was also used on lapel pins, buttons (metal and celluloid) and pendants of various designs. However, not all of its uses by the I.B.S.A. included the wreath of laurel leaves.

  8. An asteroid could hit Earth in 2032, NASA says. Here's what ...

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    An asteroid nearly the size of a football field now has roughly a 0.28% chance of hitting Earth in about eight years, NASA says — though at one point earlier its estimate reached as high as 3.1% ...

  9. Daphne - Wikipedia

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    Apollo (already wearing a laurel wreath) and Daphne, Antakya Archaeological Museum Parthenius' tale was known to Pausanias , who recounted it in his Description of Greece (2nd century AD). According to him, Leucippus was a son of the prince of Pisa , whose attempts to woo her by open courtship all failed, as Daphne avoided all males. [ 16 ]