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a drawing of a snake wrapped around a circle

The Ouroboros (serpent or dragon eating its own tail) often symbolize self-reflexivity or cyclicality, especially in the sense of something constantly re-creating itself, the eternal return, and other things such as the phoenix which operate in cycles that begin anew as soon as they end.

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Rich with cultural significance and religious meaning, the ouroboros symbol embodies rebirth, eternity, self-reliance, immortality, and nature's cyclic character. Commonly known as "the snake eating itself", the ouroboros is among the most prominent ancient symbols

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𝐎𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐨𝐬 𝐒𝐧𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐓𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐨𝐨 Like Greek or Nordic mythology, the image of the tail-eating snake represents the circle of life through death. It is understood as a kind of rebirth from death that attains the immortality of the species. Hence, it is thought that the infinity symbol is derived from the Ouroboros icon. In addition to the meaning for cyclic samsara, Ouroboros is also a symbol of unity

a drawing of a snake wrapped around a circle

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