Wheel of Dharma: Buddhism, Hinduism
The dharmachakra (IAST: dharmacakra; Pali dhammacakka; "Wheel of the Dharma"), is one of the Ashtamangala of Indian religions such as Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism. It has represented the Buddhist dharma, Gautama Buddha's teaching of the path to Nirvana (a transcendent state in which there is neither suffering, desire, nor sense of self, and the subject is released from the effects of karma and the cycle of death and rebirth.) , since the time of early Buddhism.
Unicorns: Christianity
Unicorns symbolize the spirit of purity, innocence, and childhood. Almost every traditional legend containing the unicorn states that only a young pure female could attract a unicorn to become visible and be of this reality. Even so, the legend of the unicorn combines male and female in one beast and therefore rich in the symbolism of opposites.This unicorn myth has been used as a symbol (incarnation) of Christ, who has been born by the virgin Mary.
Ankh: Egyptian
An object or design resembling a cross but having a loop instead of the top arm, used in ancient Egypt as a symbol of life.
The Sacred Bull: Egyptian
Bull cults were popular from at least the First Dynasty. The powerful and virile bull was associated with the Pharaoh, who sometimes took the epithet "strong bull of his mother". As early as 3100 the king is depicted in the form of a bull. A sacred bull was identified by specific sacred markings. Once the bull had been confirmed as the incarnation of a god, it was housed in plush quarters, given the best food and provided with a harem of the best cows. The lucky animal would live in the lap of luxury until its death when it would be mummified and buried with full honours.
Frog: EgyptianTo the Egyptians, the frog was a symbol of life and fertility, since millions of them were born after the annual inundation of the Nile, which brought fertility to the otherwise barren lands. Consequently, in Egyptian mythology, there began to be a frog-goddess, who represented fertility, named Heget (also Heqet, Heket), meaning frog. Heget was usually depicted as a frog, or a woman with a frog's head, or more rarely as a frog on the end of a phallus to explicitly indicate her association with fertility
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