Thus without being ‘totemic’, this system also used animal categorizations to reflect on and symbolise human sociological ones. Whatever the merits or otherwise of this particular analysis,[4] it clearly illustrates the generative possibilities which open up once animals are read as symbolic ...
which has also been reflected across jade carvings and pendants throughout history. Birds of prey like owls and eagles have been seen in tombs to reflect rebirth, renewal and protection. The noble crane was regarded by Daoists as a divine bird and symbolises longevity, while parrots, especially...
Legend has it that Odin, the chief of the gods, threw Jormungandr into the sea surrounding Midgard, the realm of men, where the serpent grew so large that it encircled the entire world, clutching its own tail. Jormungandr's presence symbolises chaos and the unpredictable forces of nature.In...
I feel this photo symbolises how exposed and vulnerable this species is.” View images by Britta Jaschinski at Animal Photography. View this article on the BBC Britta Jaschinski, Photographer news 1st November 2010 Just added: New images of Simmental cattle. Photo by Britta Jaschinski We've ...
Post by:Emma Gillies Wanderlust has taken Emma across much of the world, but it was Scotland that she made her adopted home. Aside from enjoying countryside walks, campervan weekends and gigs in Glasgow, you’ll often find her writing about European travel and plotting her next trip. ...
parishioners, who collected only the best from all the flowers. They were symbols of purity and abstinence. In the secular world, the bee was a royal symbol and the queen bee was long regarded as a King. The sweetness symbolised Christ and his mercy. The sting was felt to be the last...
Stone Age men decorated their caves with the images of the animals that they hunted for food. Ancient Egyptian artists depicted many of their gods with the heads of animals. Tribal artists from every continent combined animal and human features to symbolise man's bond with his natural environment...
[9], making owners feel wanted and valued [34,39] and encouraging owners to feel good about themselves [28,30]. One study proposed that companion animals symbolised abused childhood selves and that by caring for a pet they may have symbolically been caring for this part of themselves [28...
(672-332 BC) and continued into the Roman Period, at least through to the fourth century AD, when they number in the millions3. Votive offerings were given to gods, with particular animals associated with specific deities. Gods could also be symbolised as animals, such as the goddess ...