Symbols of the Ancient World

Ancient Greek, Roman, Etruscan, Babylonian

 

Omphalos Omphalos Gorgon Gorgon Caduceus Labrys, sacred axe Labrys Horned Hand Mano Fico Venus of WillendorfWillendorf
Minoan Bee Goddess Goddess Goddess labrynth Gorgon Gorgon Ouroboros Uroboros Lauburu Lauburu
Crucified Bacchus Orphic egg Orphic egg Trinacria Asclepius wand Asclepius wand Cimaruta (Sprig of Rue) Cimaruta Hercules knotHercules Knot
Fasces Fasces Hygeia tetraktysTetraktys Minotaur Minotaur Solomon’s knot CornucopiaCornucopia
svergina
Vergina Sun

Binding Spell

Binding Spell

Hecate's wheel Hecate Horned Hand Mano Cornuto

 

Assyrian/Babylonian, Phoenician, Syrian, and Zoroastrian Symbols

Knot of Inanna Assyrian winged solar disk Star of Ishtar Sign of Tanit Sign of Shamash Fravashi
Inanna’s Knot Assyrian sun disk Ishtar seal Tanit Shamash seal Farohar
Adar Mesopotamian Tree of Life Tiamat
Adar Mespotamia Simurgh Kerub Tetragrammaton Tiamat
“Dagon”

 

 

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Jonathan July 7, 2017 at 1:48 pm

Can someone help me? I’m looking for a good anchient Greek symbol for Apollo for a talisman or Pendant. Does anyone know a good symbol for that? Something to do with the Greek god of archery, prophecy, truth, sun, music and the arts. Any ideas, I can’t find one.

Anonymous January 5, 2018 at 5:38 pm

Whatever it is stay away from it

Miranda January 25, 2018 at 7:28 pm

The Lyre is often associated with Apollo, as it was a gift presented to him by Hermes.

Annie February 27, 2018 at 7:01 pm

Well if its archery and sun, look or make a symbol of a bow and arrow with a sun shining behind it? Hope that helped lol

Anonymous October 28, 2018 at 11:44 am

The sun as a chariot wheel

Scouter dude October 1, 2016 at 7:35 pm

That Hercules knot looks exactly like a square knot like the kind used in Boy Scouts of America

vrakow July 20, 2016 at 11:02 pm

Gracias por compartir!

Sam Hack January 31, 2016 at 2:30 pm

I am looking for a symbol for the meaning of ancient. My sons name means ancient in Gaelic and I am looking for a symbol for a tattoo.

Thanks

nachrichten griechenland kos January 18, 2016 at 5:37 pm

Auch wenn das Wissen darum selbst mir im täglichen Alltag manches mal aus dem Fokus meiner Aufmerksamkeit entweicht ist
mir klar, dass ich mich mehrmals am Tag daran erinnern muss, das es so ist.

stephanie March 2, 2015 at 4:08 pm

I need help finding out a symbol on a old tea or sake cup. Not sure if thats what it is??? There’s no name or mark on it anywhere. Can someone please help me???

Sanharib barkho February 7, 2014 at 1:14 am

It’s all belong to Assyrian people of Iraq now
So all the world should be proud of Assyrian

Howard September 24, 2013 at 3:47 pm

Hi, I have seen several Roman rings with a symbol very similar to the Awen glyph, but with 4 rays..there several on ebay currently
UK ebay item 321192115974 and item 331018604541
Some have dots along side the “rays” some don’t, they could be a stylized man or flower, but wondered if this was a known symbol?
Many thanks for any help you can give

Howard October 30, 2013 at 7:36 am

See photo’s of Roman Ring Symbols as mentioned in query. Thanks

Howard October 30, 2013 at 7:37 am

http://www.flickr.com/photos/107113384@N04/

Jennifer October 30, 2013 at 2:35 pm

Howard, I’ve got a couple of roman rings with similar designs, and it is my understanding the ‘rays’ are meant to represent serpents.

Howard October 31, 2013 at 7:30 am

Fantastic!! Thank you Jennifer!! ;0)

Tyler August 20, 2013 at 3:53 am

does anyone know what an omega symbol with 2 lines under it means

Greg May 31, 2013 at 10:14 pm

My son found a rock st the river with a few faint symbols, seems to be an outer square with a solid square in the middle and a diagonal line from top left to bottom right. Other squares with similar symbols attached to it. Seem to be in the rock not engraved or painted.
Any idea’s?

Jennifer June 1, 2013 at 7:29 am

Do you have a picture, perhaps? Your son may have found a fossil.

Phillip I. Wink February 24, 2013 at 8:45 pm

Looking for symbols in threes deminishing in size to a point on a stone that appears to be a compass. Has arches with a stem, not touching on one side and slashes of a declining nature on the other. Both in threes getting smaller to a point. This stone has many unexplained feachers with a center pollished tapered hole with a petrified stem still in the center. Has pitting as if acidic usage for polorization. Center line markings top and bottom, front to rear with random markings by twos on same center line. Need to find symbols or meanings of symbols! May have to do with magnetic grid line use to navigate! Any help is welcome!