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Short title: Ouroboros; Software used: Adobe Illustrator CS3: Date and time of digitizing: 20:54, 11 April 2008: File change date and time: 20:54, 11 April 2008
A symbol invented by John Dee, alchemist and astrologer at the court of Elizabeth I of England. It represents (from top to bottom): the moon; the sun; the elements; and fire. Ouroboros: Ancient Egypt and Persia, Norse mythology: A serpent or dragon consuming its own tail, it is a symbol of infinity, unity, and the cycle of death and rebirth ...
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 snake or dragon [4] eating its own tail. The ouroboros entered Western tradition via ancient Egyptian iconography and the Greek magical tradition.
The symbol of a serpent or snake played important roles in the religious traditions and cultural life of ancient Greece, Egypt, Mesopotamia, and Canaan. [1] The serpent was a symbol of evil power and chaos from the underworld as well as a symbol of fertility, life, healing, and rebirth.
Drawing of the Ouroboros, 1478 Theodoros Pelecanos of Corfu was a 15th-century Greek scribe who is known only as the creator of a copy of a collection of medieval alchemical works. In 1478, Pelecanos produced a manuscript now known as the Parisinus graecus 2327 and held in the Bibliothèque Nationale in France.
The Uraeus (/ j ʊəˈr iː ə s /) [1] or Ouraeus (Ancient Greek: Οὐραῖος, Greek pronunciation: [οὐραῖος] ⓘ; Egyptian: jꜥrt, "rearing cobra", plural: Uraei) is the stylized, upright form of an Egyptian cobra, used as a symbol of sovereignty, royalty, deity and divine authority in ancient Egypt.
According to the cosmology of this Gnostic sect, the world is encapsulated by the Leviathan, in form of a dragon-shaped archon, biting its own tail (ouroboros). Generating the intrinsic evil in the entire universe, the Leviathan separates the lower world , governed by the Archons , from the realm of God . [ 53 ]
I put it back with an extended caption, since it does show Ouroboros. It could use some explanation of the symbolism in context, which is given in the reference. I agree that in general a lead image should try to show primarily the specific subject, but the problem is that no individual image is the Ouroboros. (See commons:Category:Ouroboros.)