Sacred Roman Symbols
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The Ancient Roman religion carried many sacred symbols. Here are some of the more known and most life changing symbols. The Minotaur is Greek for "Bull of Minos." In Greek mythology, the Minotaur was a creature that was part man and part bull. It lived at the centre of the Labyrinth, which was an extraordinary maze-like construction. The maze was built for King Minos of Crete and designed by a couple architects who were ordered to build it to hold the Minotaur. The Minotaur was eventually killed by Theseus. Labrys, meaning a doubleheaded axe, known to the Romans as a bipennis. The labrys appears in many religious symbolisms and mythologies. The labrys was originally a symbol of Greek fascism. Today it is sometimes used as a symbol of Hellenic Neopaganism. It also symbolises and represents lesbianism and female or matriarchal power. The Asclepius wand, or Asclepius wand, is an ancient Greek symbol associated with healing the sick through medicine. It symbolises the healing arts by combining the serpent with the staff. A symbol meaning the god of Medicine. The snake wrapped around the staff is widely claimed to be a species of rat snake called ‘Elaphe longissima’ which is native to many countries and believed to be brought there by Romans for their healing properties. |