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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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| [[File:Oroborosdrache.gif||left|160px|M.C.Escher Dragon]] | | : [[Oroboros picture of the month | » Oroboros pictures of the month]] |
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| ::::'''M. C. Escher: Dragon (wood-engraving, 1952) '''
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| :::: However much this dragon tries to be spatial, he remains completely flat. Two incisions are made in the paper on which he is printed. Then it is folded in such a way as to leave two square openings. But this dragon is an obstinate beast, and in spite of his two dimensions he persists in assuming that he has three; so he sticks his head through one of the holes and his tail through the other.
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