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By admin, on January 25th, 2011
Hydra is a simple fresh-water animal which lives in the swamps and has a significant regenerative ability. Those characteristics were the subject of creation of different myths and it’s transformation into the monster.
In mythology and symbolism Hydra is presented as a monstrous serpent, chthonic water beast with seven or nine heads which outgrow if they are cut down. They are often compared with the deltas of rivers because of their multiple arms. Hydra figures multiple vices. It’s heads are the symbol of vices which reappear after being destroyed. The blood of hydra is poisonous: Heracles dips his arrows in it. In case you mix it with waters of rivers, all fishes become inappropriate to eat. Continue reading Hydra
By admin, on January 23rd, 2011
The main characteristics of the bear are their large body, power and solitary way of life. Most of them are omnivorous, so, besides the image of the bear eating honey, there is another image of a cruel killer and carnivore.
In Europe the bear is a lunar symbol, related to obscurity and shadows. In Alchemy it represents the blackness of the primal matter. In Greek mythology the bear accompanies Artemis, lunar divinity of cruel rituals. As a lunar symbol, it has the relation to the instinct. Jung proposes the bear as the symbol dangerous aspect of unconsciousness. It’s a primal force which is powerful, violent and brutal. In different traditions, during the bear hunting, women have to follow a number of prohibitions. That serves as a protective magic because women can easily be assailed by the spirit of the beast. Continue reading Bear
By admin, on November 29th, 2010
In general, cows, as producers of milk, are the symbols of the nursing Mother.
In Ancient Egypt the cow was a symbol of fertility, richness and renewal. She was the mother of Sun. The Goddess Ahet was represented as a head of the sacred cow holding a solar disc between her horns. In the Egyptian pantheon the Goddess Hathor contains different aspects of the cow. Continue reading Cow
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