Ouroboros
by Martin Capek
Title
Ouroboros
Artist
Martin Capek
Medium
Digital Art - New Media - Fractal Art
Description
The Ouroboros or Uroboros is an ancient symbol of a snake or a dragon eating its own tail. This simbolizes continuity and cyclicality in the sense of constant re-creation.
Ouroboros has been often used in alchemical illustrations where it symbolizes the four elements and circular nature of the alchemist's opus.
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November 5th, 2014
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