Phoenix bird The Phoenix is a mythical bird found in various cultures, often symbolizing renewal and rebirth. According to legend, the Phoenix is known to live for several hundred years before it sets itself on fire, only to be reborn from its ashes. This cycle of death and rebirth signifies immortality and the idea that …
Maltese Cross The cross is eight-pointed and has the form of four “V”-shaped arms joined together at their bases, so that each arm has two points. The Knights of St. John of Jerusalem gave Malta the heritage of the Maltese Cross. The eight-pointed cross is a symbol used by the knights to denote the eight …
Star of David The Star of David also known as the Magen David or Shield of David expresses a spectrum of meanings from the spiritual to the practical. It seems to interlock two triangles forming a strong hexagonal structure. Some view the two opposing triangles politically: representing the unceasing conflict within and surrounding the Jewish nation. Others …
Fleur-de-lis The fleur-de-lis is a heraldic and decorative symbol representing a stylization of a flower, commonly associated with the lily or iris. It is known for its three-petal symmetrical design and is often associated with monarchy and nobility, especially in France. Fleur-de-lis as an heraldic simbol As a heraldic symbol, the fleur-de-lis dates back to …
Ichthus ichthus, which can also be spelled ichthys, is the Greek word for fish, and was a symbol used by early Christians to identify one another. Ichthus and the early Christians It was a symbol of the early Christians to identify each other. During the times of persecution of Christianity, a Christian traced one of …
Chi rho It is formed by superimposing the letters, chi (X) and rho (P) The Chi Rho is one of the first cruciform symbols used by Christians. It is formed by superimposing the first two letters of the word “Christ” in Greek, chi = ch and rho = r.Source Chi rho as an abbreviation for …
Dragon The Dragon is a fabulous animal and universal symbolic figure found in most of the world’s cultures, primitive, classical or oriental. In the medieval West, dragons have the bust and legs of an eagle, the body of a huge serpent, the wings of a bat, and a tail that ends in a dart and …
Pentagram The pentagram is a five pointed figure formed by producing the sides of a pentagon both ways to their point of intersection, so as to form a five-pointed star The pentagram (also called pentacle, pentalpha, pentancle, pentagle, or pentangle) is thought by some occultists to trace its esoteric significance to an astronomical observance of …
Ouroboros The Ouroboros is a self-sustaining, tail-eating snake, This idea of the life cycle devouring its own tail can seem like a futile process where all that is achieved is ultimately destroyed. But this image of Ouroboros suggests a way to perceive it as an enfolding where the past (the tail) appears to disappear but …
Days of week Symbols For Days Of The Week Don’t want to write out a whole three letters as an abbreviation of the days of the week? Think “H” for Thursday (because ‘T’ is already taken for Tuesday) looks silly? Consider “Sa” and “Su” dorky-looking? Or do you just like the idea of pretty, concise …