Ouroboros

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A dragon-like ouroboros in a 1478 drawing in an alchemical tract[1] The ouroboros ([2]) or uroboros ([3]) is an ancient symbol depicting a snake or dragon[4] eating its own tail. The ouroboros entered Western tradition via ancient Egyptian iconography and the Greek magical tradition. It was adopted as a symbol in Gnosticism, Hermeticism, and alchemy. Name and interpretation [edit] The term derives from Ancient Greek οὐροβόρος,[5] from οὐρά oura 'tail' plus -βόρος -boros '-eating'.[6][7] The ouroboros is often interpreted as a symbol for eternal cyclic renewal or a cycle of life, death…

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