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| [[Image:OROBOROS-solo.png|80px|right|link=Oroboros symbol |Oroboros symbol]] | | [[File:Palazzo_Vecchio_Primizie_della_terra_offerte_a_Saturno.jpg|250px|Oroboros of the month]] |
| '''[[OROBOROS picture of the month]]'''
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| </div> | | : In the artwork "First Fruits of the Earth Offered to Saturn" at the Palazzo Vecchio, Saturn (Cronus in Greek mythology) is holding the Ouroboros in the hand, symbolizing the eternal cycle of renewal and the interconnectedness of beginning and end. |
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| :::: '''Ouroboros, the Infinity Symbol''' | | : [[Oroboros picture of the month | » Oroboros pictures of the month]] |
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| :::: The snake eating its own tail simply represents the recreation of life through death by the Universe.
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| :::: It is interpreted as some kind of a rebirth of the dead reaching an immortality of sorts.
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| :::: Therefore, it is assumed that the infinity symbol was derived from the original symbol of ouroboros. - [http://mythologian.net/ouroboros-symbol-of-infinity/ mythologian.net]
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