Ouroboros
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ouroboros-206-13574118
title:
Ouroboros
text:
The ouroboros or uroboros is an ancient symbol depicting a serpent or dragon eating its own tail. The ouroboros entered Western tradition via ancient Egyptian iconography and the Greek magical tradition. It was adopted as a symbol in Gnosticism and Hermeticism and most notably in alchemy. Some snakes, such as rat snakes, have been known to consume themselves.
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Symbolic serpent with its tail in its mouth
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ouroboros
date created:
2003-05-28T19:06:30Z
date modified:
2024-09-10T20:47:16Z
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