Wreath
The wreath denotes victory, glory, holiness, and good fortune, but also sacrifice, death, and mourning; bridal wreaths mark both ending and renewed life.
Our paraphrase of what the sources say it carries.
At a glance
- Type
- Symbol
- Borne by
- 1 figure
- Traditions
- Roman 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.
- Faun bears Roman mythology
why
Their most distinctive features are their pointed ears and small horns protruding from their foreheads, often adorned with wreaths of ivy or pine.