Crown
The crown denotes sovereignty, victory, honor, perfected attainment, and continuity; radiate, evergreen, turreted, or thorned forms signify solar power, immortality, city protection, or martyrdom.
Our paraphrase of what the sources say it carries.
At a glance
- Type
- Symbol
- Borne by
- 1 figure
- Traditions
- European folklore (general) (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.
- Basilisk bears European folklore (general)
why
The resulting creature is a fearsome sight to behold, often described as a combination of serpent and rooster, with a crown-like crest adorning its head, symbolizing its regal status among serpents.