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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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| | : 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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| [[File:CodexMarcianus Venedig-b.jpg|left|230px|link=OROBOROS picture of the month | symbol of the eternal return, called the Ouroboros]]
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| :::: '''Codex Marcianus'''
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| :::: Offers one of the best Ouroboros representations.It is the most ancient and complete among greek manuscripts examinated by Marcelin Berthelot in his “ Collection des Anciens Alchimistes Grecs” Paris 1887, Collection of Ancient Greek Alchemists. | |
| :::: In the treatise on [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleopatra_the_Alchemist Chrysopeia, namely by Cleopatra], Berthelot found an entire page with symbols together with the Ouroboros we are examining.
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| :::: Find out more [https://www.labyrinthdesigners.org/alchemic-pictures/codex-marcianus-ouroboros/ here].
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