I kinda buy it, the reference in Herodotus does almost sound like a garbled account passed down from something an old trader might have seen in Mongolia. the griffin in the greek imagination was very much a composite/symbolic animal though... I love Terryl Whitlatch's version

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yasha!! probably the one with the most changes - or at least the biggest change. i really wish yasha got a moment where she cut off her hair to make way for the white growing in as part of that symbolic trope of moving on and stuff. plus she looks rad as hell!

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The artwork used for the cover is Tolkien's painting called "The Land of Pohja", the name of a location in Kalevala. This is one of Tolkien's experiments with symbolic, abstract, and imaginative scenes inspired by "strange visions", which he did in around 1911.

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Nonetheless, he acts strategically (and heroically), deciding to sever Warren’s wings in order to protect them both. Though noble, that choice has symbolic significance to Warren’s story as his fall from grace began quite specifically with the loss of his wings. 5/10

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The history of Christmas trees goes back to the symbolic use of evergreens in ancient Egypt and Rome and continues with the German tradition of candlelit Christmas trees first brought to America in the 1800s.

Marcel Rieder, 1898

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Starting with Eren’s Ravens/Crows , since the beginning we saw two crows perch on a tree .Ravens are symbolic for death, omen, memory , prophecy and insight. Hence Eren raven symbolize from the beginning his foresight of the bad coming, the death coming,and the power of memory.

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We return to the present and she says that the purpose to life is to burn things. This is symbolic/representative of many things. Not only is she representing Hansung Yu’s purpose as shown in the Last Station arc but she is satiating the excitement that she needs in her own life-

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A lot of people ask what my tattoos mean. I doubt any of you could comprehend the deeper, symbolic meanings, but here is a close-up of one if you simply wish to look

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She is the symbolic pro-democratic activist in Hong Kong who represent the major opinions of the young generation. We are proud of her.

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Jay Merrick takes a very symbolic and upsetting nap in the woods

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Tfw you kill your mate and cripple your apprentice and you’re made to wear symbolic flowers to show you fucked up

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First that the artist made thanks to us for Akaney Hollow on Facebook!! ☺️ It was a pleasure to illustrate so symbolic 💕

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I like drawing dark symbolic stuff. 🪐

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this happened the other day and i thought it was pretty symbolic of our life rn

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Thanks a lot for the thread!

I'm a digital and traditional artist, my works are mostly have some fantasy or dark vibes. I like to use symbolics in my pieces and listen to gothic music while drawing 🖤

My recently started Patreon: https://t.co/1ewGz4jwyy

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This is Fai! He's a fae bloodline sorcerer who was raised by gnomes. (Symbolic unicorn for good measure)

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tried doing some ~artsy symbolic~ stuff with my Call of Cthulhu character, Hildegarde.

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Nicole Oresme seems to be writing with both hands. What's going on? Is this typical? Perhaps symbolic of some extra ability?

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some symbolic angst

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