Club
The club denotes brute force, punishment, strength, courage, and generative power; heroic and storm gods wield it, while Christianity links it with betrayal and martyrdom.
Our paraphrase of what the sources say it carries.
At a glance
- Type
- Symbol
- Borne by
- 3 figures
- Traditions
- Irish folklore (1)Japanese folklore (1)Persian mythology (1)
Figures that bear it
A model judged each figure against its own description, one term at a time. Is: the figure is, or is partly, this thing. Bears: it carries the thing or is marked by it. What a figure does is filed under motifs and powers. Open "why" for the sentence the judgement rests on.
- Aeshma bears Persian mythology
why
… is depicted carrying a bloody club or mace as an emblem …
- Fachan bears Irish folklore
why
An Irish manuscript account of the same misshapen kind arms it …
- Oni bears Japanese folklore
why
They wield clubs and are known for their brute strength, embodying …